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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:
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • george222a_m@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Alex King <george222a_m@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: alexkingm11@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:31:53 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Very Urgent


From :Alex King,
Western Golden Bank
Abidjan,Cote D'I Voire .
Email:george222a_m@yahoo.ca

Attn:CEO,

My name is Alex King.I work with the Western Golden Bank. Abidjan, Cote D'IVoire as an accountant Foreign
operation department. In the discharge of my duty, I
stumbled on this domiciliary account that has
remained dormant for three years now with fifteen
million dollars($15m)in it.

I contacted my director and we sent out staff for
enquiries and discovered that the account holder died
in Auto-crash with the next of kin.i am writing you so
that we can work with you to remit the money into your
account as the next of kin. it is simple process which
will take a short while to process. outside this, the
bank management will confiscate the money.

If I hear from you, I will tell you all you need to
Know about the money.Thanks and God bless you.
Best regard
Mr.Alex King



Account officer
Western Golden Bank.





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