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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • beticka_koffi999@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "beticka koffi" <beticka_koffi@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:33:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MISS BETICKA KOFFI


FROM BETICKA KOFFI,
COCODY ABIDJAN
IVORY COAST.
DEAR SIR, =20

I AM BETICKA KOFFI THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE DR ADMAS KOFFI OF BLESSED =
MEMORY,WHO WAS THE DIRCTOR GENERAL OF THE COCOA EXPORT CORPORATION(C.E.=
C.)OF IVORY COAST.AND HE WAS KILLED BY REBEL FORCES HERE IN IVORY COAST=
FEW MONTHS AGO.
AS THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY FATHER BEFORE HIS DEATH HE INFORMED ME OF TH=
E SUM OF $15,000,000.00(FIFTHEEN MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY)DEPOSITED IN A=
BANK HERE ON MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN.MEANWHILE I WANT TO TRAVEL OUT=
OF IVORY COAST ENTIRELY DUE TO THE WAR WITH THIS MONEY TRANSFERRED FOR=
INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME GET THE MONEY TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR NOMINATED P=
RIVATE ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.YOU SHALL ALSO SEARCH FOR GOOD INVESTMEN=
T,SO THAT I CAN INVEST THE MONEY WISELY.I WILL AGREE TO WALK WITH ANY O=
F YOUR CONDITIONS IF ONLY YOU CAN ASSIST ME,HAS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU=
,I WILL SEND ALL THE DOCUMENTS TO YOU IN ORDER
FOR YOU TO CONTACT THE BANK FOR ME AS MY PARTNER AND TO ENQUIRE WHAT IS=
NEED TO TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUANT.PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUG=
H MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRES(BETICKA_KOFFI999@YAHOO.COM) FOR ANY ISSUE REG=
ARDING TO THIS TRANSACTION.HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU, STAY BLESS.
YOUR FAITHFULLY
BETICKA KOFFI.


=A1Vive la pasi=F3n del f=FAtbol! Toda la Copa Am=E9rica, en Starmedia =
http://pan.segundosfuera.com/copaamerica/

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