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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 - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • jameskaloon@tsamail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER WILLIAMS <barr_williamsaa01@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:35:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello Dear



Attn Please

It is our pleasure to contact you, so that we can elaborate on our problems,since we cannot be able to see you face to face at first,with tears in our eyes because of fighting in our country.We are James and Gheselyn Kallon we hail from Sierra Leone, but live in Abidjan,
Cote d' Ivoire.Our Father was a limited liability Gold and Diamond Merchant and also a Cocoa businessman in the Republic of Cote d' Ivoire, he went on one of his business trips to Bouaké where he was assasinated by the Rebels when they attacked Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire.He was rushed to the private clinic where he later died. Before his death he told me that he deposited the sum of $5.800.000.00 USD. in a security company in Abidjan, so I want you to please assist us transfer this money into your account as our late Fathers foreign business
partner, so that you can invest this money in any good business in your country for us and also assist us to travel to your country to continue our school because we have no one here to care for us.If our people know about this, they will want to kill us. We are presently in a
refugee camp in the country. We promise you, immediately this money is transfered into your account, and we come to your country,we will give you some 25% for assisting us to do this. Please do not take advantage of our condition in the name of God.If you are willing to assist us,please do not hesitate to contact us immediately through our alternative email;jameskaloon@tsamail.co.za

for more information.
Your kind attention and assistance will be
appreciated.
thank you
James and Gheselyn Kallon






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