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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • tayken55@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: toure kenneth <toure_3kenneth@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:39:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM TOURE KENNETH,


FROM TOURE KENNETH,
ASYLUM CAMP COTE D'IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA
EMAIL: tayken55@mail.ru
DEAR Friend
It is my pleasure to introduce you to a business that will make the beginning of never -ending family relations and l hope this proposal will not come to you as an embarrassment. l am toure kenneth from Sierra Leone,

the only son of late MR BOB kenneth who was a famous cocoa merchant. My late father operated his cocoa business in Abidjan Cote d ivoire under partnership, but unfortunately my late father was poisoned by his business associates in order to claims the newly awarded contract and his wealth in a cocktail party held in his honour as the director of the company. When he was poisoned, he was rushed to the hospital.

It was in the hospital that he secretly disclosed to me the cause of his sickness and why he was poisoned. There he informed me that he deposited the sum of $15.000,000.00. (FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS) in a suspense coded account to a bank here in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire. And that He further told me that he deposited the Money in my name as the next of kin and advice me to make an arrangement with my only sister and move the Money to any choosen country.

I am just a young final year student with my only sister and really don’t know what to do,this is because of I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of political crisis here in Ivory coast. My reason for contacting you, is for you to kindly assist us transfer this Money to your account so we can be able to come over and extablish there. We are also contacting you for your professional and internatoinal business advice and assistance on how I can move this Money to your country.

The death of my father actually brought sorrow to our life. I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards to help us out. Now permit me to ask these few questions 1. Can you honestly help me ? 2. Can I 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. Thank you so much as you read this mail comprehensively and get back to me.

Thank you and God bless you.
Yours sincerely.
toure kenneth,

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