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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "million 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Alexander Kelueljang <ke_alexander@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <kelueljangnder@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:42:57 +0200
Subject: From Darfur Region in Republic Of Sudan, I Need Your Assistance.



From Alexander Kelueljang United Nation High Commission for refuge(UNHCR) Abidjan the capital city of Ivory Coast.Hello Dear,I know this message might be a surprise to you, as it is i have not met you or have i any contact with you befor now, please i want you to know that good things sometimes come as a surprise to us.We have the pleasure in introducing ourselves to you, My name is Alexander Kelueljang with My Mother Mrs Dorothy Kelueljang, we are from republic of Sudan,but now a refuges in Ivory Coast under the United Nation High Commission for refuge (UNHCR). My (late) father DR. Gabriel Kelueljang, who was the Former Minister of Finance and Economy in Sudan before he was assassinated by the rebbles in Feb 2007 on his vist to Darfur Region of Sudan as a Government Delegation to that area.We were advice to live Sudan immedantly as i am the next target of he rebbles that assassinated my father, as i am the only son in the family.However, we managed to escape by the help of Africa Peace Keeping Boat out befor we get to Ivory Coast with some of my father's documents including the one covering the deposited box in the Security Company.I got your contact during a desperate search here in Ivory Coast for somebody who will help us to stand as foreign partner and beneficary to receive one metallic box deposited in Security Company here in this country by my late father.This box contan (7.8 million dollars) was concealed in a metallic box deposited with a Security Company in Abidjan the capital city of Ivory Coast under an agrrement as a family treasure.I want you to be the foreign partner to my father to the security company.All the vital documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will receive the box for us.i hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money is all our hope since my late father died. As soon as we hear from you, you will be advice on how to receive the box from the Security Company.Extend my greetings to your entire family.Thanking you,Yours SincerelyAlexander Kelueljang
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