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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:
  • "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "huge deposit" (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 us 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)
  • "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.
  • j_imenla@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jacob imenla" <jacobimenla_40@superposta.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:33:10 +0000
Subject: Good day Friend,


*Good day Friend,*
**
*I beg your excuse for the inconveniences this mail may cause to you .I am
Mr. Jacob Imenla a Banker and accountant with our bank here in Abidjan. I am
the personal accounts manager to Engr John Johnson a National of your
country, who owned a construction company here in Ivory Coast (Cote
D'Ivoire).My client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the
ill fated Kenya Airways crash in the coasts of Abidjan in January 2000 in
which all passengers on boarddied. Since then I have made several inquiries
to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but has
beenunsuccessful.After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to to
contact you of particular interest in these huge deposit with our bank here
in,where the deceased has an account valued at about ($18.5million US
dollars).They have issued me a notice toprovide the next of kin or the bank
will declare the account unservisable and thereby send the funds to the bank
treasury.*
**
*Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over last 2
yearsnow, I will seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
thedeceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($18.5million US
dollars) can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money 30% /
70%.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. In your reply
mail, I want you to giveme your full names, address, date of birth,
telephone and fax numbers. If youcan handle this with me,*
**
*Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation.*
*Best Regards*
*Mr. Jacob Imenla*
*Alternative Email(j_imenla@yahoo.fr)*

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