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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)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22508144417 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • risekennethx@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kenneth rise <risekennethx@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:38:38 +0100 (BST)
Subject: MR:KENNETH RISE


FROM: MR:KENNETH RISE
EMAIL:risekennethx@yahoo.co.in
TEL: +225 0814 4417.

Good day!

My name is MR.KENNETH RISE, son of MR. GODWIN RISE of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address. I got your address from Côte D'Ivoire Information Exchange in Abidjan.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all the white-owned farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers. My father was one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support his idea, supporters invaded my father’s farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and my younger brother and made away with a lot of items in my father’s farm.

After the death of my father, my mother and I and my sister decided to move out from Zimbabwe because our lives were in danger with the money my father kept in his hidden safe in the house. The amount contained in the safe is US$55m (Fifty five million, US dollars) and we decided to move to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire where we deposited the money in a Security Company as valuables. So, I decided to contact an overseas firm or individual that will assist me to move this money out of Côte d'Ivoire, because we are asylum seekers here in Côte d'Ivoire which disqualifies us from operating an account or getting involved in any financial transaction here in Côte d'Ivoire.You must know that as refugess in this country,I have to be both discreet and careful. We have agreed to give you from the total sum 30% for helping us to move this money to your country while 70% will be for me and my family to invest in your country.

If you are interested please kindly furnish me with your personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on the above telephone or e-mail.
Note that this transaction is 100% risk-free and it requires mutual trust and absolute confidentiality and I have taken care of all formalities regarding it. Your urgent response will be highly appreciated in this regard.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,

MR.KENNETH RISE.
(For the family)

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