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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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: sylla ouazttara <sylla_ouattara@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:18:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello


Hello ,

Greetings to your family.

I hope this mail meets you well. I duly apologize if am interfering on your privacy if this request is not acceptable to you. First I wish to introduce myself properly to you. My name is Mr Paul S Sanogo, an Accountant with a reputable BANK here in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. I am the personal financial adviser to Engr. Binson , a national of your country, who used to work with an oil servicing company here in Cote d'Ivoire.

My client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the ill fated plane crash of the Kenya Airways Flight which took place at the coasts of Abidjan in which all passengers on board died. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but has been unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to see if I could locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

Of particular interest is this huge deposit with our bank here in, where the deceased has an account valued at about ($15.5 million).They have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or the bank will declare the account unserviceable and thereby send the funds to the bank treasury. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over they years now. I will seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($15.5 million) can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If you can handle this with me, reach me now through this private email account . In your reply mail, give your full names, address, date of birth, telephone and fax numbers.

Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation.

Your faithfully,

Mr Paul S Sanogo


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