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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • habibik2000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "habibak2000" <habibak2000@babbalu.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:57:12 -0500
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISITANCE PLEASE

Dear Sir

I AM MISS HABIBA KHALIFA, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE ALHAJI AND
MRS.KHALIFA ISSAH MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA
MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY
COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A
BUSINESS.WHILE MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2001, MY
FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH DEC 2005 IN
A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.

HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS
A SUM OF 28,000,000 (TWENTY EIGHT MILLION) EUROS IN A
SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, HE USED MY NAME
THE ONLY DAUGTHER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE
FUND.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH
THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT I
SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE
WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT) .PLEASE DEAR, I
AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

1)I WILL REQUEST YOU TO COME TO ABIDJAN (CAPITAL CITY) OF
IVORY COAST WHERE THIS MONEY WAS DEPOSIT AND OPEN AN
ACCOUNT IN THE SAME BANK, AS TO MAKE THE TRANSFER FASTER.

2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRL OF
25 YEARS

3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY
AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.

MOREOVER, PLEASE, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL
SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE
SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT
OVERSEAS.FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR
OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU
SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.

ISHA-ALLAH, YOU WILL NOT REGRET ASSISTING ME.

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME WITH THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS:habibik2000@yahoo.com

YOURS SINCERELY

MISS HABIBA KHALIFA

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