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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your 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)
  • "to 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: james kabbah <rachel_ja_ka@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: james_ka10@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:49:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I Need Your Help Pls.

Dear Beloved,

I am James Kabbah, first son to Late Mr.Michael Kabbah the former Financial
Director to Sierra-Leone Diamond Mining Corporation. presently, here in Abidjan with the rest of my family.Before the unfortunate killing of my father he
deposited the sum of $11.000.000 .00(Eleven Million Thousand U.S Dollars)
with the Cte d'Ivoire bank for further remittance to abroad, the deposit
documents will be send to you on receipt of your interest.

Presently, we have decided to move this funds out of this country for immediate transfer into your account as the business partner to my late father. and in this regards we are contacting you to act as the proper beneficiary to this Funds as to enable the bank transferring this money to your nominated bank account abroad for investment which will be of your guide line.


As a matter of fact, as a result of my late father death and with the news of our uncles who died during the war was our hope of our survival, the untimly death caused our mother heart failure and other relates complication of which she later died in a hospital here,after we must have spent all what we have on her.Now it is only myself and my sister alone in this strance country suffering without any care or help without any relaion.We are now like refugees.Our only hope now is in this money which our late father deposit with a bank here to transfer the money into your account in your country.

I and my sister has decided in compensating you properly for this noble assistance which will be agreed within the both of us.we agreed to offer 15% of the total amount for your noble assistance.

Please do contact us as soon as possible to know your interest and to discus
the best / fastest modalities of effecting this transaction within the
shortest possible time as we are so much anchors to live this country, as
you can see we are not secured here.


Awaiting for your urgent responds.

Thanks and God bless.

Yours Sincerely

James Kabbah & Rachel.



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