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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • balikisu_moussafr@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: balikisu moussa <balikisumoussa7@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:19:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dearest one,



Dearest one,

How are you today?
I know that my mail will come to you as a surprise as we have not met before but let me use this oppourtunity to introduce my self more to you and the reason why i contacted you.promise me you will not let me down and also to trust you.

My name is Balikisu Moussa, I am 23 years of age, the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs Moussa, from sierra leone.
My father, before his death was a prosperous Cocoa and Gold merchant in my country before his untimely death, after his business trip to Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire, to negotiate on a Cocoa and Gold business he wanted to invest in Abidjan -Coted'Ivoire.

My mother died when I was little ,and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on 13th April 2003 he told me that he has the sum of twelve million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$12.700.000) deposited in a trunk box in security company in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, that he wanted to use this fund to invest his cocoa business in Ivory Coast.

Before the death of my father he instructed me that i should look for a foreighn partner of my choice whom i could trust for security reason.And i have choosed you and also i pray that God should guild us through this transaction.

I am just 23 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do.Now I want you to help me claim this box to your country as my late fathers foreighn parthner in overseas for an investment in your country because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.
I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:
1. Can you honestly help me.
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. I have already maped out 15% for you and 5% for any espences that acguired in this transaction.
Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as posible
balikisu_moussafr@yahoo.com

Thank you so much and God bless you.

My sincere regards,


Miss Balikisu Moussa.



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