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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • angela_koffi@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "angela koffi" <angelakoffi@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:04:36 +0100 (CET)
Subject: DEAREST ONE


DEAREST ONE=20

FIRST I AM SORRY FOR INTRUDING INTO YOUR PRIVACY.
I AM MISS ANGELA KOFFI, 22YEARS OLD GIRL THE ONLY DAUGTHER OF DR LUKE N=
ORIO KOFFI /CEO OF THE SIERRA-LEONE NATIONAL GOLD & DIAMOND MINING CORP=
ORATION WHO WAS ASSASSINATED BY UNKNOWN GUN MEN ON HIS WAY TO HIS RESI=
DENTIAL HOME. HOWEVER, BEFORE MY FATHER GAVE UP TO THE GHOST HE DEPOSIT=
ED THE SUM OF FOUR MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLAR (USD$4=
5,000.000) IN ONE METALLIC TRUNK BOX INTO AN ABIDJAN BASE SECURITY COM=
PANY UNDER THE COVERAGE OF FAMILY VALUABLES USING MY NAME AS THE NEXT O=
F KIN.

HE ALSO MADE ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT HIS BROTHERS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR HI=
S DEATH AND INSTRUCTED ME TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGNER WHO WILL HELP ME TRAN=
SFER THIS FUND AND INVEST IT WISELY ABROAD AND TO PROVE IT ALL, SIX MON=
TH AFTER MY PARENTS DEATH HIS BROTHERS SOLD ALL HIS PROPERTIES INCLUDIN=
G OUR FAMILY HOUSE AND NOW SEEKING TO KILL ME TOO.
DEAR, I AM HONORABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME SIGN-OUT TH=
E BOXES FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TRANSFER THIS FUNDS TO YOUR COUNT=
RY POSSIBLY THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT IF WE CAN REACH A COMPROMISE BECAUSE Y=
OU WILL STAND AS THE GUARDIAN TO THIS FUNDS WHILE I FURTHER MY EDUCATIO=
N IN YOUR COUNTRY
I AM SENDING THIS LETTER FROM IVORY COAST WHERE I TAKING REFUGE AFTER M=
Y LATE PARENTS WERE ASSASSINATED.
IT IS MY PLEASURE COMMUNICATING WITH YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME AND BELIEVI=
NG THAT IT WILL LEAD TO A BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US, ALSO HOPE YOU=
WILL NOT LOOKDOWN THIS TRUST AND CONFIDENCE I PUT IN YOU.=20

I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION=92S WHY I CONTACT YOU IMMEDIATELY I=
GET A POSITIVE REPLY FROM YOU. AND PLZ YOU CON CONTACT ME WITH MY NEW =
EMAIL (ANGELA_KOFFI@HOTMAIL.FR) =20

THANKS
YOU=92RE SINCERELY=20
MISS ANGELA KOFFI.


Un 2007 de Ins=F3lito, Deporte, Cine o Belleza... =A1Feliz Navidad! htt=
p://pan.starmedia.com/especiales/navidad07/portada/index.html

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam