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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Maryam Kuduku" <makuduku@msn.com>
Reply-To: makuduku@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:01:02 +0000
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME OUT

PLEASE HELP ME OUT



ATTN, DIRECTOR,

DEAR ,

COMLPIMENT OF THE SEASON. I MUST APOLOGISE IF MY MOOD OF CONTACT IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE,I AM MARIAM KUDUKU THE DAUGHTER, OF COL. BAGUORA KUDUKU THE
CHIEF SECURRITY POLITICAL ADVISER TO THE FORMER DEPOSED SLAIN OF GUINEE
BISSAU (LATE GENERAL ASUOMAN MANE), WHO DIED WITH SEVERAL OF HIS COLLEAGUES
ON THE 20TH OF NOVEMBER 2000, DURING A CROSS FIRE BETWEEN THE CURENT
PRESIDENT (KUMBA YALLA) IN AFIA MILITARY BARRACK BISSAU.

MY FATHERS RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS SIX YEARS TERM WAS TO ENSURE TO RETAIN HIS
BOSS TO LIFE PRESIDENT, BY APPLYING THE TATICS OF BRIBING THE ENTIRE GUINEE,
TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, LARGE SUM OF MONEY WAS KEPT UNDER MY FATHERS CARE TO
EXECUTE THEIR SET OBJECTIVE.

MY FATHER,COL. BAGUORA KUDUKU WAS ACCUSED OF PLOTTING A COUP TO OVERTHROW
THE GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT KUMBA YALLA AND AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO
MONOPOLIZE THE ARMY WITH HIS AUTHORITY, IT WAS IN THE ENSUING CONFUSION THAT
THE CROSS-FIRE STARTED IN THE PROCESS MY FATHER AND SO MANY OF HIS
COLLEAGUES DIED.

AS THE ONLY SON OF MY FATHER THAT IS LEFT,MY AGED MOTHER ADVISED ME TO LEAVE
THE COUNTRY FOR SAFETY WITH MY YOUNGER BROTHER FOR SECURITY REASONS FOR
EUROPE OR ANYOTHER STABLE ECONOMIC BLOC WITH A TOTAL SUM OF US
$16,500.000USD(SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLAR). DEPOSITED
BY MY LATE FATHER IN A FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN COTE
D'IVOIRE, UNDER MY NAME AS NEXT OF KIN TO BENEFICIARY.GENERALLY,I HAVE ALL
THE VITAL DOCUMENTTHAT COVER THE DEPOSITED (MONEY) WHICH ON REQUEST WILL BE
FAX TO YOU.

FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION,MY MOTHER AND I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU
15% FROM THE MONEY. PRESENTLY,I AM HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE WITH MY
BROTHER FOR THE FACILITATION OF THIS TRANSACTION. KINDLY COMMUNICATE ME FOR
US TO DESCUSE THE MODALITIES OF SEEING THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH.NOTE THAT
THIS TRANSACTION DEMANDS TRUST AND CONFIDENCE BETWEEN US.


THANKS. YOURS FAITHTFULLY,
MARIAM KUDUKU
(FOR THE FAMILY

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