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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.
• 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.
  • +22508960867 (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.
  • masteralexkings@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ALEX KINGS" <alexking101@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 20:57:17 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM:ALEX KINGS,


FROM:ALEX KINGS,

I AM ALEX KINGS 21 YRS OLD FROM REPUBLIC OF GHANA, MY LATE FATHER MR. MARTIN KINGS WAS BASED HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE, HE WAS A VERY RICH COCOA FARMER AND COFFEE PRODUCER BASED HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES DORING THERE BUSINESS OUT TRIP.

RECENTLY AFTER HIS BURIAL I PASS BY HIS FILE AND I REALIZED ON A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY US $6.800,000 (SIX MILLION, EIGHT HUNDREDS AND THOUSAND DOLLARS) HE DEPOSITED IN A FIX ACCOUNT IN A BANK HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE, THE INSTRUCTION WAS THAT I SHOULD SEE FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL HELP ME TRANSFER THE MONEY TO A SAVE AND BETTER PLACE OF MY CHOICE FOR PROPER INVESTMENT SINCE I AM THE ONLY SURVIVING SON HE HAS BEFORE HE DIED.

I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR HELP TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR PROPER INVESTMENT ABROAD.
(1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO.
(2) TO BE EMPLOYED AS DIRECTOR OF THESE FUND SINCE I AM ONLY 21 YRS OLD AND A STUDENT FOR THAT MATTER.
(3) TO MAKE ARRANGMENTS SO THAT I WILL COME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO SETTLE AND CONTINUE MY EDUCATION.

I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUN FOR YOUR EFFORTS TO HELP ME TRANSFER THE MONEY TO ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

PLEASE HELP ME IMMEDIATELY AS I BELIEVE WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE AND WE WILL ARCHIVE THIS SUCCESS. IN WAITING FOR YOUR ANSWER PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE GREETINGS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME YOUR PHOTOGRAPH, YOUR COMPLETE HOME ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.

IF YOUR ARE INTERESTED TO HELP ME AS I CRYED OUT FOR YOUR HELP, PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH MY DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS OF masteralexkings@yahoo.com, OR YOU MAY RING ME DIRECT TO MY TELEPHONE NUMBER 00225 08960867.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.

SINCERELY YOURS
ALEX KINGS.


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