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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22507666967 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: HASSAN MUSA <musahass_an@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:46:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: urgent reply.


Dear

I am the only son of EL HADJ DASUKI MUSA XI and one of the executive directors of DASUKI FRAMS/AGRO ALIED INDUSTRY. My father company's was in affiliation with the Federal republic Of Cote d' ivoire.
My late father deposited a total sum of 12.5 million dollars in a security company here in abidjan cote D'Ivoire.Please all I needed from you is to assist me and clear the consignment from security company as his foreign partner also to provide to me your contact information so that i will
submit it to the security company to enable them clear the consignment on your behalf for onward investment in your country.

I will give you the details of this transaction immediately you confirm to your willingness to assist me in this transaction.I will offer you the total sum of 15% percent of the total money that is involved while 2% percent will be mapped out for any expencies that we might occur during the
coures of this transaction.

I await your urgent reply.

Thanks

Yours faithfully,
HASSAN MUSA
00225 0766 6967




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