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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: christopher kietta <christopherkietta02@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 11:12:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Christopher Kietta/ I Need Urgent Reply!!!


Dear sir,

I am Christopher Kietta the son of late Mr Mathew Kietta from
republic of sierra leone, however, before the death of my
father he instructed me to go to his underground safe and
pick up some documents and move to Abidjan cote d'Ivoire
where he deposited the cash sum of $23 million dollars with
a bank to be transfered into an overseas bank account of
his foriegn business partner, and he has instructed me to
look for a foreigner who will stand in the bank as his
business partner to enable the bank transfer the money out
to a foreign bank account as it was deposited between the
bank and my late father. I want you to help me with honest
mind as beneficiary of this money.I have plans to do
investment in your country, and you will help me in the
area of investment in your country.please I am writing with
heart felt condition because of how I lost my entire
family.Right now i am here in Abidjan alone for this very
money that my late father left in the bank,i will want you
to help me and get this money transfered into your bank
account as my late father's foriegn business partner, and
as soon as the money is in been transfer into your account,
i will be coming to meet you for the proper investment of
the money,then i will continue my education in your
country.

God bless you,

Yours Sincerelly,
Christopher Kietta.



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