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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:
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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 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.
  • bonus_box2009@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <golden_atta78@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:00:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From: Mr. Golden Atta.

Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire
Alternative Email:bonus_box2009@yahoo.co.jp

Attention:

Brief introduction I am Mr. Golden Atta the personal assistant to Minister of defence of Ivory Coast or Cote D'Ivoire under president Laurence Gbagbo's admistration.We solicit for your urgent assistance to provide an overseas account where the sum of USD $10.5 Million Dollars (Ten Million Five
Hundred Thousand US dollars) can be transferred.

The money was raised through an over-invoicing of a particular contract awarded to a Russian firm for supply / procurement of Ammunition during civil crisis of rebel attack in Ivory Coast which is now under cease fire by United Nations monitoring team and to organise free and fair election. Now
this amount is lying in federal reserve bank awaiting transfer into any nominated account.

Being civil servants I am not entitled or have access to open foriegn account or to operate business of such, that is why I am soliciting for your assistant to help me claim and transfer the amount into your account. A renowned reward will be discussed immediately I come into an accord with you,
more information awaiting till I hear from you, knowing that I am not given information into wrong hands.

Awaiting your most urgent response and God bless you.

Kindest regards,

Mr. Golden Atta



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