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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "diane keita" <kkdiane2005@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kkdiane1@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 17:52:07 +0100
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim Assalamu Alaikum

My name is Diane Myryam Keita from Cote d'Ivoire, but lived briefly in Afghanistan untill the war broke out.

My late father ( Late El-Hadji Abdulazeez Keita ) had lost
his life in the course of the crisis in Afghanistan.
My father deposited the sum of $6.5M USD which he deposited in a
a prime bank here in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire,I came across documents pertaining this, with
enabling conditionalities for the release of the fund which are as follows:

(1) That I must be 22 years or above.
(2) That upon request for the release of the fund, there must be evidence
of investment intentions

I contact you therefore to confirm if you can absorb me in partnership in
your company or possibly advise me on any investment opportunity in your country.

When I reach agreement with you, the bank will release my fund into an account
that you shall nominate and I will come over to you to commence business
partnership with you and the fund.


SIR, I AM RESPECTFULLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IF YOU

CAN BE OF HELP TO ME IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

ASSISTING ME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE BANK WHERE THE

FUNDS ARE KEPT, BASED ON THE INFORMATION I HAVE BEEN

GIVEN, THEY COULD IDENTIFY THE ACCOUNT IN QUESTION.

TELL THEM THAT YOU HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE FAMILY

TO MAKE A CLAIM FOR THE FUNDS AND THAT THEY SHOULD

TRANSFER THE FUNDS TO YOU ON OUR BEHALF. I AM JUST

17YRS OF AGE, I HAVE NOT EVEN COMPLETED MY EDUCATION.

I DO NOT HAVE MUCH EXPEREINCE IN THINGS LIKE THIS BUT

I KNOW THAT I CANNOT AFFORD TO TRUST ANYBODY AROUND ME

NOW. I COULD RATHER TRUST A STRANGER WHO MAY FIND IT

IN HIS HEART TO BE KIND TO ME AND HELP, THAN THOSE OLD

FRIENDS OF MY DAD, WHO SEE ME AS A RISK TO THEIR OWN

FAMILY IF THEY SHOULD OFFER HELP TO ME. SO I AM ON MY

OWN NOW AS IT IS. I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IF YOU CAN

GIVE IT.



I WILL WANT YOU TO HELP ME RECIEVE THE FUNDS IN YOUR

ACCOUNT.I WILL WANT YOU TO HELP ME TO COME OVER TO

YOUR COUNTRY AND SHOW ME THINGS I CAN INVEST IN.

I WILL ALSO LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH MY EDUCATION AS

WELL.



WHATEVER YOU WILL WANT TO GET FOR THIS SERVICES I WILL

BE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE WITH YOU. I JUST NEED SOMEBODY

TO TRUST AS I HAVE BEEN DISSAPOINTED BY THOSE I

THOUGHT COULD HELP. SIR IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE RESPOND

TO ME VIA MY E-MAIL ADDRESS

May The Almighty guide and bless you.

Diane Myriam Keita

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