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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • konegeorge@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "george kone" <georgekone28@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: konegeorge@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:04:41 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION MCDERMOTT

FROM Dr.George Kone
FOREIGN OPERATION DIRECTOR
ABIDJAN-COTE D’IVOIRE  
EMAIL:konegeorge@yahoo.com                                                              26/07/2006
                                       
ATTN:  FOREIGN PARTNER,
 
I FEEL QUITE SAFE DEALING WITH YOU IN THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS. THOUGH, THIS MEDIUM (INTERNET) HAS BEEN GREATLY ABUSED, I CHOOSE TO REACH YOU THROUGH FAX/EMAIL BUT BECAUSE IT STILL REMAINS THE FASTEST MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION. HOWEVER, THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS UNOFFICIAL AND PRIVATE, AND IT SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH
 
I AM DR.GEORGE kONE THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE LEADING SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN – IVORY COAST. I WANT TO PROPOSE TO YOU OF A CONSIGNMENT DEPOSITED IN OUR CUSTODY BY ONE OF OUR LATE GERMAN CLIENT (LATE MR. ANDREAS MCDERMOTT) WHICH CONTAINED SOME HUGE SUM OF MONEY WHICH I WILL LATER EXPLAIN TO YOU UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE.
 
BASE ON INFORMATIONS  REACHING US BY THE POLICE AND PUBLIC, OUR LATE CLIENT AND HIS FAMILY WAS AMONG THE VICTIMS IN THE PLANE CRASH, SEE THE WEBSITE (<<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>>), AND SINCE THEN NO ONE HAS SHOWN UP AS  HIS NEXT OF KIN OR FAMILY MEMBERS.
 
ALTHOUGH HE DECLARED THIS CONSIGNMENT AS FAMILY VALUABLES AND NO MEMBER OF MY STAFF KNOWS THE REAL CONTENTS OF THIS BOX. DUE TO MY POSITION IN  THE COMPANY I DO NOT STAND THE CHANCE TO CLAIM IT, SO AM CONTACTING YOU  TO ACT AS A FAMILY RELATION LIVING ABROAD WHO WILL CLAIM THE  CONSIGNMENT OVER HERE, HENCE YOU HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME WITH THE DECEASED. SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO CONTACT OUR OFFICE HERE IN ABIDJAN AS THE NEXT OF KIN, OTHER ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE HANDLED BY ME.
 
I HAVE DECIEDED THAT WE WILL SHARE THE PERCENTAGES AT EQUAL RATE. MEANWHILE, ANY EXPENCESS THAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER OR MAKE DURING THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE FUND IMMEDIATLY THE CONSIGNMENT GETS TO YOU BEFORE ANY OTHER THING.
 
YOUR RESPONCE TO MY MESSAGE WILL DETERMINE YOUR INTREST IN THIS BUSINESS, SO AS TO FORWARD YOU WITH THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED TO OUR CLIENT (BLESSED MEMORY) AT THE TIME OF DEPOSIT AND THE DIRECT CONTACT OF OUR SECURITY COMPANY.
THANKS AND EXPECTING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE (INSHA ALLAH).
 
REGARDS,
 
DR.GEORGE KONE

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