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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:
  • "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.
  • augustine_akamu1@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: augustine akamu <augustine_akamu1@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:38:15 +1300 (NZDT)
Subject: Please read and do get back to me now


From ;Akamu Akamu
Abidjan Cote D'ivoire.
West Africa.


ATT, Please think about my life.

Please reply through this email(augustine_akamu1@yahoo.co.nz )

Dear One,

Compliments of the season. I am Augudtine Akamu. I am a citizen of Cote D'ivoire. I am writing to solicit your noble assistance for the transfer and investment of USD $8,5(eight million five hundred thousand us dollars) in your country.
I am the only remaining son of late Dr Brown Akamu the Director of Cocoa Dealers in Abidjan who was poison by his junior in one of there dinner. Before his death early in the year 2004,he called me confidentially and informed me in confidence of this sum of USD$8,5million dollars he deposited in a prime bank here in Abidjan. pending the guarantee of your faithfulness and co-operation. He told me that he deposited this USD$8,5 million ending 2002 and that he used my name as his first son as the next of kin in depositing the money. he further advised me to search for a reliable partner overseas who will assist me transfer and investthe money overseas in case he did not survive in the hospital.Unfortunately, he died .

Now, I am soliciting your kind assist one:

1,To provide i good account were this money will be transfered.
2, To help me seek for a good business to invest the money into.
3, To help me search for a better school to continue over there.
4,To help me come over there to start a new life there.

Right now, I have all the documents with me here in Abidjan. So, I look forward to hearing from you so that we will proceed and as soon as we retrieve the deposit, I will without wasting time come down to your country to witness the
investing of the money, Meanwhile, you will be compensate with 15% of the money for your noble assistance.
More detail will be giving to you in your next mail.

I look forward to be hearing from you .

Thank you for your concern.

God bless you

Best Regard


Augustine Akamu



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