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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.
• 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.
  • benkone_gold@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "benkone@terra.es" <benkone@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:43:50 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Read and Reply Pls.



Dear Sir / Madam,

Ref: Investment Proposal.

I am heir to a large estate in a crisis-ridden African nation and in search of a foreign partner for investment. I have a substantial amount of money that I want invested overseas.

This investment shall be either directly in your existing company or a fresh company is set up. The management of this investment shall be by you and I will be at the background as partners.

The money intended for the investment is at the moment deposited in a 'safe place' and will be moved to you as soon as we have agreed on the terms of the investment.

If this proposal interests you then send information about your company and yourself to this email address: benkone_gold@yahoo.fr, for study. When satisfied, discussions will commence immediately.

Thanking you in advance for your anticipated positive approach to this proposal. Please include your telephone number in your response to enable me call you or more clarifications.

Yours truly,

Bernard Kone.





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