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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • @rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Jonathan Keita <j_keita02@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: mr_jonathan_keita@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 18:17:05 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Assist MR Jonathan Keita.




From , MR Jonathan James Keita.
16,Rue des jardins Cocody
les Deux-Plateaux
Abidjan Côte D'Ivoire




DEAREST ONE

I know that you will be surprise to receive this letter from me as we have never seen each other for the first time; before I start I will like to introduce myself to you.

I am MR Jonathan James Keita, from Ivory Coast, I got your contact through searching for good and honest person that will help me receive the sum of ($5.3m) my late father deposited in the bank in my name as the next of kin, since I am 24 years old. My late father was rich cocoa farmer and he was poisoned by his business colleagues, while my mother died when I was three years old. Before the untimely death of my late father he gave me information about the money he kept in the bank in my name as the next of kin.

I am contacting you to help me receive the sum of, Five million Three hundred thousand US DOLLARS (US$5.3m )which is now in the bank so that I will come over to your country for investment of the money in your company. Please, I need your immediate reply in request so that I will give you information of the bank at the same time.

I want you to know that I don't have any other person here that will help me receive the money from the Bank because I am afraid since the death of my late father. What is important to me mostly is to transfer the money into your country so that you will help me restart my education there in your country, I believe that this my letter will touch your heart as soon as you receive it.

I will stop here till I hear from you.
Thanks and God Bless you,

Best regards,
MR MR Jonathan James Keita.


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