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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22507082081 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ahmed Khalif" <akhalif7@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: ahmed_anita78@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 03:11:15 +0100
Subject: From Ahmed & Anita Khalif.


From Ahmed & Anita Khalif.
Abidjan,Cote d'ivoire
West africa.
+225-0708-2081

Dear ,

In confidence, I have to introduce myself for, I am Ahmed Khalif and the
sister Anita, a Sierra Leonean. I am the Son of Dr Chehiber Ahmed and a
former student of the federal university of Freetown sierra Leone., We wish
to request for your assistance in our efforts to procure the transfer of our
inherited funds for an investment ventures Overseas.

We have Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
($10,500,000.00) deposited with one of the prime banks here which our late
father used my name as his only son as the next of kin to deposit the money
and we will require your assistance in receiving the transfer of the funds
in your local bank account fo r an investment purposes. As it is our desire
to come over to your country to further our education while you take care of
the investment. We will be glad to give you 15% of the total sum for your
co-operation.
We are honourably seeking your assistancein the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account where this money would be transferred to
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund due to our teenager.
(3) Your Full Names and home address.
(4) Your Tel & Fax Numbers.
(5) To make arrangement for us to come over to your country to further our
education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Yours Faithfully one.
Ahmed & Anita Khalif

We will be very appreciative if you can return to us with urgent dispatch
to enable us advise you on the modalities. We await in anticipation to
receive your immediate response.

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