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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. )
  • "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 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)
  • ",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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:52:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Marriam kone,

>From Marriam kone,
My name is MARIAM AZED KONE 18 years of age the only daughter of late oil dealer Alhaji Mohamad Shehata Azed from GUINEA .My late father was killed by assasins on the 16th day of march 2004 on his way to to the airport.

I am contacting you in respect of the total sum of $15,000,000.00(Fifteen Million Dollars which my late father deposited on the custody of a security company in West Africa Cote D'Ivoire.He deposited this money during one of his business trips there.

I have the certificate of deposit and the agreement he made with the security company on the day the box was deposited. I now reside in Abidajn Ivory coast, I am contacting you to help get the consignment from the security company. For the release and delivery of the box to your country for
investment.

For the proper security of the box my late father deposited the box as FAMILY VALUABLES and not as money.For your assistance in this transaction I have decided to give you the 30% of the total amount and apart from this you are going to be incharge of any investment we shall go into.

I am seriously praying and waiting to get a positive and sincere response from you.
Thanks and May ALLAH be with you.
Yours Sincerely,

Marriam Kone.


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