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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found 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.
  • mariam_kone_2009@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mariam kone" <mariam_kone_2010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mariam_kone_2009@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:32:48 +0000
Subject: HELP ME OUT PLEASE

Dear One,

Good day and Compliments,


I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of
God for you to help me and my
family, God almighty will bless and reward you aboundantly and you would
never regreat this. I am 21 yrs old. I do like any person who can be
cearing, loving and home oriented. I will love to have a
long-term relationship with you and to know more about you. I would like to
build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to
help me in this transaction.Well, my father died by poison during his
business trip with his friends.

I am the only person who can take care of his wealth now because i am
still young and my mother is not literate enough to know all my father's
wealth.
He left the sum of USD 7,350,000.00 dollars (seven Million, Three Hundred
and Fifty Thousand US Dollars) in a security company in here in Ivory
Coast.This money was annually paid into my late fathers account from Shell
petroleum development company(spdc)and chevron oil company operating in our
locality for the compensation of youth and community development.

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in
abroad,so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my
father and our family, which they were planning to do without my present
because I am a young girl as stated by our culture in the town. Now, I
urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the security
company to your country and I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you
will help me invest this money wisely. I am ready to pay 15% of the total
amount to you if you help me in this transaction and another 10% interest
of Annual After Income to you, for handling this transaction for me, 5% is
for any expences which you willstrongly have absolute control over.

If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in
lifting this fund, kindly
reach me. Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to
commence the transaction as quick as possible, I will send you my picture
and other vital proof as soon as I hear from you.


Yours sincerely,
Mariam Kone

Here is my private email address
mariam_kone_2009@yahoo.fr

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