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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:
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • useni.muhamed3@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Useni Muhamed" <umpm14@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:47:36 +0000
Subject: From Useni Muhamed

From Useni Muhamed
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire,
West Africa.

Dearest,

It is a good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you-this however is
not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your
will.

I am Useni Muhamed, 20years old and my junior Sister Mariam Muhamed we are
the children of our late parents Alhaji Isah Muhamed from a Royal family in
Ghana. My father was a highly reputable business merchant (cocoa merchant )
who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.

It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of
his business trips abroad year 12th.Febuary 2001. Though his sudden death
was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his
who travelled with him at that time, But Allah knows the truth!!

Our mother died when I was 13 years old, and since then our father took us
so special. Before my fathers death on 12th Febuary2001, he told me that he
has the sum of Eleven million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars
(USD$11.700,000) left in one of the leading security company in Cote
D'Ivoire. He made the deposit of the fund in a metalic trunk box as
containing family valuable that belongs to a foreign partner. He further
told me that he deposited the box in my name as all the documents bear my
name as the depositor, and for the company not to open the box he made the
beneficary as foreign partner.

I am just 20 years old and a university undergraduate, my only junior Sister
is 17years old and really we cannot handle the retrivemet of this fund alone
without the help of a foreign partner .This is because we have suffered a
lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory
coast. The death of our father actually brought alot sadnees to our life.

I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your
suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help us as your family ?

2. Can we completely trust you?

3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you ?

Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Through my
private email box bellow for security reason (useni.muhamed3@hotmail.com)

My sincere regards,
Useni Muhamed.

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