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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:
  • "into your nominated bank 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.
  
• 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.
  • ad1c_okuta@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adline Okuta" <ad1c_okuta@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ad1c_okuta@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:09:00 +0100
Subject: From Adline Okuta

From Adline Okuta
Country Abidjan ivory Coast
please write me from my personal email (ad1c_okuta@yahoo.com )
Dearest,

I know it might be a surprise to recieve a letter like this from unknown person after going through your profile on Site i decided to contact you and i got the believe that you are going to help me out successfully. but firstly about myself.
I am Adline Okuta (22 years old) the only daughter of late chief joseph Okuta he is a very wealthy gold and cocoa merchant who based in ACCRA and ABIDJAN respectively, the economic capital of ivory coast.i am seeking for your help urgent attention to help me transfer the sum of(us$10,500,000,00) ten million five undrend thousand united state of America dollars into Your nominated bank account overseas for investment purposes,such as real estate management and stock merketing.
Please, i am willing to offer you 20% of this my total fund as your commission for your urgent assistence to me,please kindly reply me immediately you receive this my letter on this direct address for more important details concerning this my mutual
transaction.

Thanks with best regard
Adline Okuta
NOTE: I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO THIS MY FUND DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN THE BANK. PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME ON THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL (ad1c_okuta@yahoo.com ) FOR CONFIDENTIAL AND SECURITY REASONS OK THANKS.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam