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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • wellsfargobankus@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: anita kokou <anita225_225@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 07:07:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: How are you and your family? Hope Fine.


You have to contact the Director Dr Brion David. E-mail ; wellsfargobankus@yahoo.com


Dearest Beloved in Christ,

How are you and your family? Hope Fine.

I am Anita Kakou. from Abidjan. And i am a Deaf and Blood cancer. i Got your information in internet site. I was married to Late Cheif William Kakou who was a contractor with the government of Abidjan before he died after few months now in the hospital over a family witch craft attack for the acts of jealousy of his wealth.

I like to inform you after our 3days crusde we did in our church last week and the spirt of God told me i should contact you and handly over money into your hand as i have no child who can inherit it when i die.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $14.500 Million in the bank here in my country which i have transfered to (WELLS FARGO BANK IN USA) and i will like you to contact them through their Email wellsfargobankus@yahoo.com and ask for the to be transfer into your bank account for you to use it to help the fellow Deaf people in your country, because my Doctor told me that it is very likely i will die within the next 3 months due to A Blood cancer {LUCAMIA}.

I have decided to donate the money for charity to you since i do not have a child to inherit it and it better i do not die leaving the money here without it reaching the poor and the less privilaged ones in the bank since i do not want my husband family to inherit this money due to their wicked deed to my family.

You have to contact the Bank (WELLS FARGO BANK IN USA) to transfer the money into your account. Below is thire information.

CONTACT PERSON DR BRION DAVID.
THE INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT,
WELLS FARGO BANK,
MAC P642-011,
WA 98037,
LYNNWOOD, USA.
TEL/FAX: 14164364040.
E-mail ; wellsfargobankus@yahoo.com

Anita.


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