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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 next of kin 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.
  • alexkingm4@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <alexkingm4@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:07:45 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From :Mr.Alex King,

Western Golden bank.
Abidjan,Cote D'I Voire .
Email:alexkingm4@yahoo.co.jp


Dear sir,

permit me to introduce my good self.My
name is Alex King.I work with the Western Golden Bank. Abidjan,
Cote D' I Voire as an accountant Foreign operation
department. In the discharge of my duty, I stumbled on
this domiciliary account that has remained dormant
for three years now with fifteen million dollars ($15m)in it.

I contacted my director and we sent out staff for
enquiries and discovered that the account holder died
in auto-crash with the next of kin.I am writing you
so that we can work with you to remit the money
into your account as the next of kin.

It is simple process which will take a short while to
process. outside this, the bank management will
confiscate the money.If I hear from
you,I will tell you all you need to Know about the money.
Regards
Mr.Alex King





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