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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "million american 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • yemi.kabala3@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "yemi kabala" <m_yemi2@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:02:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM YEMI KABALA.


FROM MR YEMI KABALA..

DEAR,

I AM MR YEMI KABALA. PLEASE I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HEL=
P IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUM OF MONEY THAT MY LATE FATHER LEFT FOR ME B=
EFORE HE DIED.THIS MONEY IS (USD$10 700 000) MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS A=
ND THE MONEY IS IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN.=20

MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA FARMER AND HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSIN=
ESS COLLEAGUES AND NOW I WANT YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED =
BENEFICIARY AND RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM ONLY 21 YE=
ARS OLD AND WITHOUT MOTHER AND FATHER.=20

PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL SO THAT I WILL TELL YOU A=
LL THE INFORMATION SO THAT THE CONSIGNMENT WILL BE DELIVER TO YOU IN YO=
UR COUNTRY.

AND YOU WILL HELP ME GET MY PAPERS TO TRAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINU=
E MY EDUCATION THERE,ALSO YOU HELP ME INVEST MY MONEY UNTIL I FINISH MY=
EDUCATION.

I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY AND I WILL CALL YOU AS SOON AS I HEA=
R FROM YOU. CONTACT ME WITH THIS MY YAHOO ID yemi.kabala3@yahoo.com

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam