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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)
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • suskabi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM MISS SUSI:" <susankabiru1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: susankabiru@hotmail.fr
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:57:53 -1200
Subject: FROM MISS SUSAN KABIRU

FROM MISS SUSAN KABIRU
NICLA REFUGEE CAMP,
Ivory Coast
Email: suskabi@gmail.com

Miss Susan Kabiru,
Dearest One,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of contacting you.
I am Miss Susan Kabiru,the only daughter of late Mr.
Amadu Kabiru, my late father was a very wealthy cocoa
merchant before he was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their outing to discuss
on business year 2007 while my mother died when I was
three (3) years,that makes my late father took
me so special because I’m motherless.
Before the death of my late father 29th November 2007 in
a private hospital here in IVORY COAST he secretly
called me on his bedside and told me that he deposited
the sum of $5.5 million USD (Five Million Five Hundred
United State Dollars) on my name as the next of kin also as
the only
child he have, he humbly explained to me that it was
because of this wealth that made his business
associates poisoned him,because of that he adviced me to
seek for a
foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will
transfer this money and use it for investment purpose.
Dear Friend, I am honorably seeking for your assistance
in this ways,
1) To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a
litle girl of 18 years now.
2) to make arrangement for me to come over to your
country after the money has been transfer.
3) Moreover to take me in your family also as one of
your daughter so that I will continue with my
education to University level.
4) Also I’m willing to give out 20% of the total sum
for your compensation and for your effort after the
successful transfer of this fund to your position.
I look forward to see your reply soonnest so that I
will proceed with the DOCUMENTS for the transfer
of the money to your position.
Thanks once again, may God be with you and your
family.
Please I need your urgent response.this is my alternative
email,suskabi@gmail.com

Yours Faithfully,
Miss Susan Kabiru.

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