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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • linda_ko447@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "koumba_linda0" <koumba_linda0@lycos.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:02:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: MY LIFE IS IN YOU HELP ME


I am Linda Koumba
Republic of Congo
contact/linda_ko447@yahoo.fr

I am Linda Koumba. The wife of late Hon:Somogou Koumba who was the chairman
of mineral resources democratic Republic of Congo. he was appointed to take
control of the management of mineral resources of the country during the
time of late president Laurent Kabila who was assassinated On 15 of
December 2002 my husband fell sick and he was flown to France for treatment
and later died of ulcer and he has been buried.

During his time because of his position he made huge sum money from the
sale of diamond which is the national resources of democratic republic
Congo (worldwidelyknown).before his demise, he deposited the sum of
USD9,500,000 deposited in a security company here in Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire
(west Africa).The money was willed in favour of my children one boy and
myself as next of kin for the deposit.

In fact, since the death of my late husband, his brothers has been
seriously chasing me around with constant treats,trying to supress me so
that they might have the documents of his landed properties and confiscate
them. They have successfully collected some of his properties, but I never
disclose to them this deposit with the security company in Abidjan, côte
d'Ivoire, because this where the future and destiny of my children is
lying.the family of my late husband never aware of the secret existing of
this deposit and they can never aware.

Out of fear, and when the situation becomes on controllable because of
pressure on me my Son advise me to leave immediately and also look for a
trustworthy person outside Africa, who could assist us in release this
money from the care of the security company and for onward shiping to your
country in overseas for an investment, thus my contacting you.

Kindly reply me Immediately upon receipt of this message on
this Email address linda_ko447@yahoo.fr so that i can feed
you with more information and modality of this operation.

Sincerely
Linda koumba

Lycos iQ - show what you knoW: iq.lycos.co.uk

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