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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 us 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 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.
  • kabia_sol@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: solomon kabia <solomonkabia@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 09:55:30 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN HELP ME


From; solomon Kabia
Email (kabia_sol@yahoo.fr)
Dear Sir,
Good day and God Bless you. Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into a business relationship with you. I know you might be surprised on recieving this mail due to we have not met before. By brief introduction , I am solomon Kabia citizen of Sierra Leone and the only son of late Mr and Mrs Vincent Kabia.

My late parents was killed by the rebels in my home town Mende district the second Economic Capital of Sierra Leone during the recent Political crisis of Sept 2002 .Then after their death i and my younger sister manage to ran out of our country to Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire,where we are staying now for our safty.

My Parents was a Wealthy Cocoa and gold Merchant before they met their sudden death . Before their death in a private hospital , my father secretly disclosed to me of the total Sum of$15.000.000.00 Fifteen million US dollars he deposited in one of the banks in Abidjan on behalf of his foreign business partner as the beneficiary for onward transfer to his or her Overseas account .

Dear , I am honourably seeking your assistance to stand as foreign partner of my late father and beneficiary of the money as well as guardian , and to provide a bank account for the transfer . I will also like you to make arrangement for me and my younger sister to further our Education . I will offer you 15% of the total Sum as compensation after the transfer .

Please send your reply to me with this email address and send your private email address to
me (kabia_sol@yahoo.fr)
Expecting to hear from you.
Best regards,
solomon Kabia and sister

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