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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: ALICE KOSSA <ajkossa2007@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:53:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM ALICE


Dear, I am ALICE JENNIFER KOSSA , a daugther to late Mr KOSSA the former Director of Gold mining company in Cote d' Ivoire..
Before the death of my father he deposited the sum of 12million Dollars in a Bank here in Burkina Faso
Please, I need you as a foreign partner to help me so that this fund be transfer into your account so that it can be invested.
1) I will need your complete names, telephone and fax numbers couple with your account details for this fund to be transfer into..
2) I will offer to you 15% of the fund for your
assistance to me.
3) You will be responsable for the investment of this
fund.
I am in anticipation to hear from you soon.
Best Regards
ALICE KOSSA
N/B Please you can reply me in french .


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