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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 united states 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)
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • keny_22003@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: stella williams <williamsstella001@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 02:51:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM KENNY WILLIAMS.


MY NAME IS KENNY WILLIAMS NATIONALITY SIERRA LEONE. I AM
22YEARS OLD STUDIED MARKETING IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
IN THE UNIVERSITY.
I LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK HE DIED DRURING THE POLITICAL
CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY. MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE
DIRECTORS UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT. MY
SISTER JULEIT IS 18 YEARS. WE ARE LEAVING IN COTE D'IVOIRE
SINCE PAST SIX MONTH. IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY
HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY
US.
MY FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE SOME OF MONEY WHICH HE
DEPOSITED WITH A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN WHEN HE WAS ALIFE.
IN FACT IN A BRIFE INTRODUTION ALL THE INFORMATION WILLBE
GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU.
THIS MONEY TOTALING US$ 9,000,000.00( NINE MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ) NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON
WHO WILL RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO
HIS/HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT. HOWEVER, WHAT WE
NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US
TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TO YOUR ACCOUNT SINCE WE ARE
INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS, THAT'S THE REASON
WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT MAY BE GIVEN TO YOU
FOR YOUR VERIFICATION. WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE THE FUND OUT
OF AFRICA TO ABROAD. I AND MY SISTER
HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU 5% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR
KIND ASSISTANCE and 3% will also be mapped out settle any
expences you make in this helping
us. THE WORLD IS FULL OF BAD PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE
YOUR GENUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER.
SORRY I AM NOT SAYING YOU ARE BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER THAT
THIS IS MONEY AND HOW THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT IS IN
HERITACE AND LAST HOPE. SHOW YOUR INTEREST AND WE PROCEED
ON THE NEXT STEP OF ACTION.
AFRICA IS NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY.PLEASE REPLY WITH THIS YAHOO MAIL ADRESS (keny_22003@yahoo.fr )

OUR BEST REGARDS
KENNY AND JULIET WILLIAMS.


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