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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)
  • "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.
  • mrs_odette.kallou@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Odette Kallou <mrs_odette_k43@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrs_odette.kallou@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:57:19 +0100
Subject: FROM MRS ODETTE KALLOU



FROM MRS ODETTE KALLOU 01: BP 4987 ABIDJAN 01BOUAKY COTE D'IVOIRECOTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN
Email: Mrs_odette.kallou@yahoo.it DEAREST ONE, MY NAME IS MRS ODETTE KALLOU, A NATIONALITY OF SIERRA LEONE. I AM 33 YEARS OLD, A WIDOW. I LOST MY HUSBAND YEARS BACK. HE DIED DURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT. I WAS LEFT WITH MY ONLY SON. WE ARE LEAVING IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE SINCE PAST SIX MONTH. IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY US. MY LATE HUSBAND DESPOITED SOME HUGE OF MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE WHEN HE WAS ALIFE IN FAVOUR OF HIS FOREIGN PARTNER, IN FACT IN A BRIFE I INTRODUTION. ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. THIS MONEY TOTALING US$ 10.5MILLION NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILL HELP US AND STAND AS MY LATE HUSBAND FOREIGN PARTNER TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO AN 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 INVESTMENT, THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. A DOCUMENT CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR VERIFICATION. WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF AFRICA TO ABROAD. WE HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE. THE WORLD IS FULL OF BAD PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE YOUR GENUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER. IT IS INHERITACE AND LAST HOPE. SHOW YOUR INTEREST AND WE WILL PROCEED ON THE NEXT STEP OF ACTION. AFRICA IS NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY. PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST US INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN REPLYING SOONEST: ALTERNATIVELY AT: Mrs_odette.kallou@yahoo.it FOR MORE DETAILS.OUR BEST REGARDS.MRS ODETTE KALLOU AND SON.
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