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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 united states 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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: "Mr. Philippe" <mani_willy2010@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: philippe.koulo@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:30:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Request for Confidential Business Relationship


I am a regional manager in a bank, in the western region of Ivory coast. I am 43 years old with three kids. I request for confidential business relationship that will be of mutual benefit to us. As the branch regional manager it is my duty to send a financial report to my head office in the
capital city, Plateau, at the end of each financial year.

Following the release of the second quarter financial report, ending June 2008, I discovered that my branch made Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($6,500,000.00); which belongs to our customer late Mr. Morris Thompson, an American prominent man who unfortunately lost his
life in the plane crash of Alaska airlines flight 261, which crashed on January 31st 2000 and this was not detected by the renowned auditors from my head office.

I have moved the funds into what the bank call escrow call account with no beneficiary. Meanwhile as you know I can not be directly connected to this money for obvious reasons. So my contacting you is to assist me receive the funds in your bank account in your country; which I know is possible if
you liaise properly with me and get 20% of the total funds as your benefit. The transfer would be made via swift and it will be a bank-to-bank wired transfer.

All I need from you is to stand as the relative of Mr. Morris Thompson and claim this fund. I will direct you on how to contact the bank, so that my head office will immediately order the transfer to your designated bank account. This business is legal and your area of specialization is not a
hindrance to executing of this transaction. Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.

Sincerely,
Mr. Philippe Koulo

Regional Manager Plateau Branch
ACCD Banque Abidjan,
Cote d'Ivoire
Tell: 00225-6715-2802




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