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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • c_2komo@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: calein komo <c_1komo@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 08:17:35 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: from calein komo


Dear Good Friend,
I contacted you,after so many prayers and fasting towards your profile and i choose you as a good & honest person,whom i can confide all my trust with,in this urgent business transaction.My name is calein komo,from Coted'Ivoire.The only daugther of late Mr Joseph komo.My mother died when i was a kid and My late father is the owner of J&T Cocoa Industries.But he was poisoned by his brother and before his sudden death,He called me privately and told me of huge amount of money,which he deposited in COOPEC BANK,here in Ivory Coast and my name was used as the next of kin,as her only daugther.
Now,i am Orphan and I want you to help me in providing a bank account,where this total us$10,500,000.00.million united state dollars,will be transfered into,over there in your country,for my investment purposes.I also want you to advice me on a good and profitable investment,which i can set-up in your country,after the successful transfer.
Sincerely,i am willing to offer you 15% of this my total funds,as a reward for your assistance in helping me out.Not only this,you will also be my oversea guidian and take care of all the companies or any business venture,which i will set-up in your country.
Anyway,urgently contact me rightnow,with this email address : c_2komo@yahoo.fr or call me at : +22509383061,if you are ready and interested to help me out in this assistance.I am eagerly waiting to hear from you now.thanks and take care.Your new friend calein

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