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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • j_kolonga@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FROM JADOZE KOLONGA <jado2kolonga@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: j_kolonga@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:37:38 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP


HELLO DEAR,

I KNOW THAT MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE
SINCE I DONT KNOW YOU IN PERSON OR MET WITH YOU
BEFORE,BUT IAM OF THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE
OBLIGED TO COME TO MY ASSISTANCE AFTER HEARING ABOUT
MY SITUATION.

I AM JADOZE KOLONGA, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND
MRS.HENRY KOLONGA.MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA
MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS
ON A BUSINESS.WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER
1986, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM
MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE
2005 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE
SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS A SUM OF US$ 10,000,000 (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK
HERE IN ABIDJAN,THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON
FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS
WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES.
THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY
OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE
IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT)
PLEASE,I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A
BOY OF 21 YEARS
2)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER,I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 8% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN
INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN
(7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
Please contact me with this email :j_kolonga@yahoo.com

WAITIN TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS you AND YOUR FAMILY.

Sincerely.

Jadoze Kolonga.

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