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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:
  • "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. )
  • ",000,000" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: ken quattara <kenquattara1@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: kenserena@luckymail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:58:30 +0900 (JST)
Subject: We need your trusteeship

Ken & Serena Quattara
Rue d canal zone 4,
Marcory ・Abidjan
kenserena@luckymail.com
Good day,

I am Ken Quattara and my sister Serena Quattara residing in Abidjan-Cote d碁voire with my sister, my father was one of the top officer with the rebel in the Northern part of the country, and he was killed during the war.
Since after the political problem is over, we are maintaining a low profile until we are issued with a Government attestation and passport, for now we are not permitted to travel out of our zone or operate an account or engage in any form of gainful employment until we received our attestation.

It is with much pleasure that we are contacting you because of the confidentiality involved in this transaction, our father deposited a sealed box in a Security Company containing US$9,000,000 US dollars but declared as antiquity and personal effect to the management of Security & finance
company, now we are asking for your assistance to help us in claiming the sealed box from the company by fronting you as the co-beneficiary of this sealed box.
We are ready to give 30% of the total fund to you for your assistance.

We will be most pleased if you will get back to us soonest with this email kenserena@luckymail.com, so that we will provide in Confidence and all transparency with all details.

God bless you and have a nice day.

Ken & Serena Quattara.



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