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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:
  • "with absolute secrecy" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "cutta kaiffas" <cuttakaifa6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cuttakaiffas2@terra.com
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:54:08 +0000
Subject: DEAR BEHR

DEAR BEHR
 
I apologize if the contents here under are contrary to your moral ethics but i humbly plead that you treat the information with absolute secrecy and personal. My name is CUTTA KAIFFAS. I am an account officer to a deceased customer in one of the commercial banks here in Abidjan,Ivory Coast (JOHN BEHR).
  
  We lost this customer and his family in an auto crash here in Abidjan some years back and his account of US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million U.S Dollars with us has been dormant and unclaimed due to unavailability of a next of kin/relatives to claim his estate.
  
  In accordance with the escheat laws of Ivory Coast, the Board Of Directors of the Bank met recently  and resolved to turn the estate of the deceased over to the Government having waited for too long without the deceased relatives/next of kin surfacing and if this is done,invariably the funds will end up to become Government property .
  
  It is as a result of this that I am moved to contact you considering the fact that you have the same LASTNAME with the deceased. In view of this, I am seeking your cooperation and understanding to stand as the deceased next of kin to enable us claim the inheritance before the time period given by the Bank elapse.
  
  If you are interested and in agreement with me, please write back immediately and include your telephone and fax numbers for further details.
  
  Be rest assured that it is a risk free project and the proceedings will be shared 50% each once the funds are repatriated into your account in your country .
  
  I wait for your prompt response.
  
  Regards,
  
  KAIFFAS                                        
     
+22508970496

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