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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:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • mrskone01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM:MR.SANNA KONE" <mrskone01@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrskone01@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:25:12 +0200
Subject: Very urgent reply please

FROM:MR.SANNA KONE
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
Dear Respectful one,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am with my younger sister the only Son& Daugther of late Mr. & Mrs.Dama Kone.My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to dearth by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .
our mother died when we was a baby and since then my father took us so special.
Before the death of my father in a private hospital in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of seven million, five hundred

thousand united state dollars (USD.7,500,000) deposited in a Finance House ,that he used my name as his only Son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund as fairly valuables.He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a look foreign partner in a country of my
choice who will assist me for investment purpose. after our father death our family member

want to kill me and my younger sister and also they is a war in our country with the help of the french soldiers, i am my sister escaped Senegal.seeking for refuge in capital city of Dakar Senegal under the (UNHCR)united nation high commission for refuge with my sister I got your contact during a desperate search here in capital city of Senegal Dakar I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1)To stand as my late father's foreign partner before the Finance House.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund because of my young age.
(3)To make arrangement for us to come over your country to further our education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 25% of the total sum as compensation for your
effort/input.Furthermore, Please indicate your interest for I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen(14) days from the day you signify your please kindly forward us your full contacts information's phone and fax your full Name and address interest to assist us.please contact us by our privet email address mrskone01@yahoo.com

Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless you
Best regards,
Mr Sanna Kone

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