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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • frank_kufo40@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Kufo <frank_kufo49@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: frank_kufo40@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:45:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Your Attn.


Your Attn.
Greetings. I am Mr. Frank Kufo, a contractor based in Abidjan, the
capital city of Cote D' Ivoire (Ivory Coast). me and my partner wishes to
invest in a stable economy.
Our interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long
terms. If your country's bylaws allows foreign investment. You can
contact me for more details via my e-mail address with your reference.
We wish to go into partnership with you and to know what lucrative
business to invest in your country, Waiting for your urgent response. Reply
to frank_kufo40@yahoo.com and i will get it quickly. Thanks for your
understanding.
Best Regard,
Kufo.

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