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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found 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.
  • sanadakoya01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Adakoya Sandra <sanadakoya01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:37:20 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Dearest One,


Dearest One,

With due respect, trust and humanity, I write this letter to you seeking your help and assistance, though it is difficult since we have not met before but i beleive that you are capable and reliable in handling this urgent international transaction in helping me .

I am Miss SANDRA ADAKOYA. EMILE , The Daughter of Professor EMILE BOGA DOUDOU. Former interior minister and a great politician in cote d' ivoire political arena. Because of my father's sincerity, He was killed on the 19th of september 2002 by unknown soldiers in his residential house during the coup plot in cote d' ivoire. See BBC news for more information about my late father's death.(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2268718.stm)


Before his death he disclose to me about a trunk box he deposited in a [security company] containing US$10.5million (Ten million Five hundred thousand dollars) and my name was the next of kin and the original document of deposit is intact. For the securityof the moey i am contacting you as a foreigner to help me retrieve and transfer the box out of the security company to your country for my investments purposes. I will want you to stand as my late father's business assocaite in the security company to retrieve and deliver the box to your country for my investments. Be aware that the security do not know the contents of the box because my father deposied and registred it as family valuables.

I want to assure you that this transaction is 100 % risk free as no other person knows about the deposit of the box and the content of it apart from me and you.
I planned to invest the rest of the money in your country under your guidiance if only i will have your full trust. If you are willing to help me try as much as possible to reach me through the email to enable us proceed in earnest towards concluding all transaction. Dear, bear in mind that my life depend on this fund and I do hope that this money will be safe when finally delivered to your country. I do hope of establishing a rewarding and good relationship with you and your family after this transaction hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.

I am 22 years old. I believe that you will not disappoint the trust and confidence i repose in you to help me in the retrieving and delivery of the box that contains the money at the security company.

I will give you the contact of the security for your onward contact with them as soon as your confirm your trust and confidential assistance to helping achieve my aims towards the release and delivery of the box to your destination in your country having assured me of total safe keeping of the funds.

Please urgently contact me privately throught this e mail adress now(sanadakoya01@yahoo.fr)
Thanks for your co-operation and God bless.

BEST REGARD,
ADAKOYA SANDRA EMILE.

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