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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "the consignment " (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.
  • judekurubos@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jude kurubos <kurrubos62@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <judekurubos10@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:33:39 +0200
Subject: From Jude and Sister.



From Jude and Sister.Please reply us at (judekurubos@yahoo.fr)Celphone: 00225-08966711

Dear,
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my sister intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.

There is this amount of SIX MILLION THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($6.000.000.00) which our late father deposited with a security company in Abidjan Capital city of Ivory Coast which he wanted to used for his political ambition in our Country before he was assassinated.
Now I and my sister have decide to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough for security and political reasons.

We want you to help us claim and receive the consignment which will be sent to you through diplomatic means to your address to avoid any trace of the funds and to enable you plan for the investment in your Country. We will like to invest part of the money into these three investments in your Country, but if there is any other business that is better than our suggestion, we will be glad to follow your advice. 1). Real estate 2). The transport industry 3). Five star hotel
If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer you 20% of the total fund for your assistance, and you invest ours for us while we continue our education.

If you can help us, please give us a call at 00522508966711

Thanks and God bless.Jude & Sister

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