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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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.
• 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.
  • +22506262354 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: DAVID NGUYEN <david.nguyen07@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:43:17 +1300 (NZDT)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS:FROM DAVID NGUYEN.


MR DAVID TUNG NGUYEN
ACCOUNTS / OPERATION DEPT,
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA).
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVORE
(IVORY COAST)
TEL:+225 0626 2354.

Dear Sir,
Compliments of the season and how are you today I hope you are fine. Before i proceed i would like to introduce my self to you.

My name is Mr David Nguyen., a staff in accounts/ operation department of SCTBC BANK CORP LTD. ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE . I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
On June 6 2001, An oil consultant / contractor with the ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE National Petrolum Corporation, MR. Patrick WONG, made a numbered time(fixed) deposite for twelve calendar valued at US$ 4,000,000.00 ( Four Million United states dollars) in my branch.Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contact employers COTE D'IVOIRE National Petroleum corporation that MR. Patrick WONG, died in auto crash along with his entire family.

On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that MR. Patrick WONG, did not declare any next of kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork. This sum of US$ 8,000,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will come forward to claim it.

According to the ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE Law, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the COTE D'IVOIRE Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to MR. Patrick WONG,so that the fruits of this old mans labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.

This is simple.

You will send to me your complete names,address and informations which i will secretly programme in the computer account file of late MR. Patrick WONG,as his registered associate before his death and who is entitle to inherit the deposit incase of death.

After this,I will send to you a text of an application letter for claim which you will reprepare your self and submitt it to the banking and operation unit of our bank for their approval,for the successful releasing and transfer of the fund to your account in your country.

May i inform you that screecy and honest should be a base for the success of this transaction, base on this, Me and you are much expected to keep this business very secreet and confidential.

I am promsing that as soon as we get this fund transfered into your account, I will give to you 40% of the total sum as a compansation for your full assistance, while 60 % will be fore me and i will be interested in investing part of my own share in a good investment in your country.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address below or up. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details that will help you understand the deal very well. Please observe utmost confidentialit, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent response feel free to call me for more detail on this my house telephone number +225 0626 2354 call me confidentially for further clarifications.

Best regards,
Mr David Nguyen

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