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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • princekabia1000@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: prince kabia <princekabia1000@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:38:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Prince Kabia


From; Prince Kabia
Email;(princekabia1000@yahoo.co.in)

Dear One,
Good day and God Bless you.
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into a
business relationship with you.
I know you might be surprised on recieving this mail
due to we have not met before.
By brief introduction , I am Prince Kabia a citizen
of Sierra Leone and the only son of late Mr and Mrs Vincent Kabia.
My late parents was killed by the rebels in my home
town Mende district the second Economic Capital of Sierra Leone during the
recent Political crisis of Sept 2004 .Then after
their death i and my younger sister manage to ran out
of our country to Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire,where we are
staying now for our safty.
My Parents was a Wealthy Cocoa and gold Merchant
before they met their sudden death .
Before their death in a private hospital , my father
secretly disclosed to me of the total Sum
of$15.000.000.00 Fifteen million US dollars he deposited in one of the
banks in Abidjan on behalf of his foreign business
partner as the beneficiary for onward transfer to his or her Overseas
account .
Dear , I am honourably seeking your assistance to
stand as foreign partner of my late father and
beneficiary of the money as well as guardian , and to
provide a bank account for the transfer .
I will also like you to make arrangement for me and my
younger sister to further our Education .
I will offer you 15% of the total Sum as compensation
after the transfer .
Please, get back to me through the above email address
enable me inform you the requirement before the transfer of the
money into your
account .
Expecting to hear from you.
Best regards,
Prince kabia and sister

Please send your reply to me with this email address
and send your private email address to me.
(princekabia1000@yahoo.co.in)



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