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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 - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • matins_kuffour01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:11:53 +0900 (JST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY FROM MATINS KUFFOUR

Dearest One

Based on your profile, l am happy to request for your assistance because I believe that you are not going to betrayed the trust which I am going to lay on you.

My name is Matins Kuffour, 20 years old and the only Son of my late parents Mr .and Mrs Kuffour. My father was a highly reputable business magnet-(a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away my steriously in France during one
of his business trips abroad on 12th.November 2004.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time, but God knows the truth!

My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my Father on November 12th 2004 he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he has the sum of (USD$5.5 000 000) five Million five hundred thousand dollars
left in a metallic trunk box, which he deposited in a Security Company here in ivory coast, that he registered it as family valuable items for security reasons, he told the secretary that i should contact the Company for them to know me as his next of kin which i have did as he instructed,

He also told the secretary that i should not let any of his relations to know about this because he was killed by them and if they know about it, that they will do nothing but to kill me in other to take hold of every thing, He told her that i should seek for a foreign partner abroad who will help
me retrieved the trunk box and also travel with him or her in other to continue my Education and also to start a Business relationship with the person,

This is why i have come in contact with you in order to help me retrieve that trunk box from the Security Company's custody and send it direct to your country and also to make an arrangement for me on how i will come over to your country in other to continue my Education and also to go into
business relationship with you hence i am still a child and i don't know any thing about business,

I am just 20 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. this is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life .that bring to were i am now in the
Refugee Camp here in ivory coast,

I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards and your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask these few questions:

1.Can I completely trust you?
2.Can you accept me as your own blood Son?
3.What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you?

Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible with your full assurance that you will not disappoint me in this issue so that i can give you the contact of the Security Company where my late Father deposited that trunk box for you to contact them on how the trunk box will be retrieved from
their custody and deliver to your country,

Thank you so much for your understanding and may almighty Allah bless you and your Family to the Glory of Almighty Allah Amen, Am looking forward to here from you soon through this email below, matins_kuffour01@yahoo.com My sincere regards,
Matins Kuffour.



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