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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: linda konne <linda03konne@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: linda.konne@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 07:58:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Von: Fr酳lein Linda Konne / From: Miss Linda Konne

Abidjan, die Elfenbeinkte
Westafrika.

BETR: ANKLANG F鄄 DRINGENDE U. VERTRAULICHE GESCH騙T UNTERST郼ZUNG!

Liebsten Einer,

Ich bin Einfrung mich als Miss Linda Konne die einzige Tochter des Chef sp酹 und Frau Joseph Konne. Mein Vater war ein sehr reichen Kakao H鄚dler in Abidjan , der wirtschaftlichen Hauptstadt der Elfenbeinkte, mein Vater war vergiftet zum Tode durch seine
Gesch輎tspartner w鄣rend einer ihrer Touren auf einer Gesch輎tsreise. Meine Mutter starb, als ich ein Baby war und seitdem mein Vater hat mich so besonders. Vor dem Tod meines Vaters auf November 2008 in einem privaten Krankenhaus hier in Abidjan er heimlich rief mich auf sein
Bett Seite und erz鄣lte mir, dass er die Summe von tien Millionen ff hundert tausend USA Dollar ($US10.5M) links in fest / Suspense ein Konto in der Prime Bank hier in Abidjan, dass er meinen Namen als seine einzige Tochter f die n踄hsten Angeh顤igen in der
Hinterlegung des Fonds. Er erkl酺te mir, es sei denn dieser Reichtum, dass er vergiftet wurde von seinem Gesch輎tspartner. Dass aufgrund der st鄚digen politischen Krise in diesem Land und zu vermeiden, wurden t飆en, indem ich seine Feinde sollten f einen
ausl鄚dischen Partner in einem Land meiner Wahl, wo ich werde 鈁ertragung dieses Geld und verwenden Sie es f Investitionen Zweck wie Immobilien oder Hotel-Management .

Bitte, ich bin ehrenvoll, die Ihre Unterstzung in den folgenden M鐷lichkeiten:

(1) Um ein Bankkonto, in die dieses Geld w酺e an:

(2), die als Herin dieses Fonds, denn ich bin immer noch ein kleines M輐chen:

(3) Um die Regelung f mich zu kommen, um er Ihr Land weiter zu meiner Ausbildung und auch um eine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung in Ihrem Land:

Darer hinaus bin ich bereit, Ihnen 15% der gesamten Summe als Entsch輐igung f Ihre Me / imput nach der erfolgreichen 鈁ertragung von diesen Fonds in Ihr Konto im Ausland nominiert. Darer hinaus. Bitte geben Sie Ihre Optionen zur Unterstzung von
mir, wie ich glaube, dass diese Transaktion w酺e schlie絽n innerhalb von sieben (7) Tagen erkl酺en Sie Ihr Interesse zu unterstzen mich . F meine Sicherheit Grde, antworten Sie bitte mich durch meine private

Im Vorgriff auf das Gespr踄h mit Ihnen dringend.
Vielen Dank und Gottes Segen.
Mit freundlichen Gren,
Linda Konne



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From: Miss Linda Konne Abidjan, Ivory Coast
West Africa.

RE: APPEAL FOR URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE!

Dearest One,

I am introducing myself as Miss Linda Konne the only daughter of late Chief and Mrs. Josehp Konne. My father was a very wealthy Cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast. My father was poisoned to death by his business associates during one of their outings on a business trip.
My mother died when I was just a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on November 2008 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of ten million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars
($US10.5M) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates and advices me
that due to the incessant political crisis in this country and to avoid been kill by his enemies that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate or hotel management.

Please, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to:

(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am still a small girl:

(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and also to secure a resident permit in your country:

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, please indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be conclude
within seven (7) days you signify your interest to assist me. For my security reasons, please reply me through my private

Anticipating hearing from you urgently.
Thanks and God bless.
Yours Sincerely,
Linda Konne



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