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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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • ",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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • linda_1@juno.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "linda_1@juno.com" <linda_k77@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: linda_1@juno.com
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:18:46 +0000
Subject: My Dear,


My Dear,

I am Linda koukebe. The wife of late Hon: Benoit Koukebe who was the
chairman of mineral resources democratic Republic of Congo. he was appointed
to take control of the management of mineral resources of the country during
the time of late president Laurent Kabila who was assassinated On 15 of
December 2002 my husband fell sick and he was flown to France for treatment
and later died of ulcer and he has been buried.
During his time because of his position he made huge sum money from the sale
of diamond which is the national resources of democratic republic Congo
(world widely known).before his demise, he deposited the sum of USD8,500,000
deposited in a security company here in Abidjan-Cote d'ivoire.The money was
willed in favour of my children one boy and myself as next of kin for the
deposit.
In fact, since the death of my late husband, his brothers has been seriously
chasing me around with constant treats, trying to supress me so that they
might have the documents of his landed properties and confiscate them. They
have successfully collected some of his properties, but I never disclose to
them this deposit with the security company in Abidjan-Cote d'ivoire,
because this where the future and destiny of my children is lying.the family
of my late husband never aware of the secret existing of this deposit and
they can never aware.
Out of fear, and when the situation becomes on controllable because of
pressure on me my Son advise me to leave immediately and also look for a
trustworthy person outside Africa, who could assist us in release this
consignment from the care of the security company and for onward shiping to
your country in overseas for an investment, thus my contacting you. Kindly
reply me Immediately upon receipt of this message on this Email address:
linda_1@juno.com so that i can feed you with more information and modality
of this operation.

Sincerely

Linda koukebe.

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