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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:
  • "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.
  • janet10@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Janet Karba <kjanet_004@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: janet10@myway.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:18:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings From Janet

Red Cross Refugee Camp
Cote D'Ivoire Abidjan
janet10@myway.com

Assalam aleikoum!

I know that this mail may be of a surprise to you, and it isour heart
desire to resettle in your country once we are through on this
transaction because it is so terrible living in another country as a refugee.
Its my pleasure to contact you after careful consultations and
inquiries for a business venture I and my brother Samuel Karba intend to
establish in your country we decided to seek your assistance on a highly
confidential financial transaction on our behalf.

Though, We have not met before but I believe we can confide on you for
a brighter future as we know that you are an almighty fearing person.
There is this huge amount($3.600.000.00) which our late Father kept for
us in the Security Company inAbidjan Cote D'ivoire in west africa
before he was assasinated by The REVOLUTIONAL WAR LORDS. Now I and my
brother decided to invest these money in your country or any where safe
enough for security and political reasons.

We want you to help us claim this fund from the Security bank and
transfer it into your country, as you know that we are refugee here and the
law does not permit us to operate foreign account, that is why we
sincerly seek your assistance to help us out in this our cristical condition
as a refugee to secure this fund for investment purposes on these
areas:

1). Telecommunication
2). Transport Industry
3). Five star hotel
4). Real estate business etc,

Please if you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer
you 20% Of the total fund. Please treat this matter an urgent attention
and your prompt response shall be higly appreciate for more details as
we await your immediate reply.

Respectfully yours,
Janet & Samuel Karba.












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