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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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.
  • issa_amed4@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: issa amed <issa_amed4@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:30:32 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: From Issa Amed I Want To Invest In Your Country


>From Issa Amed

Abidjan, Ivory Coast
West Africa.

Email: issa_amed4@yahoo.co.nz


Dear after going through your profile i decided to contact you for friendship and assistace.I am Issa Amed the only child of late Mr Mohammed ,my father was poisoned to death by his business associates because of his wealth and during my fathers sickness he called me on his sick bed as the only child because my mother died when am young and told me about the money ($10.500.000) he deposited in a bank here in Abidjan that it was because of this money he was poisoned that if he dies i shall look for some one whom i trust to help me transfer the money out of this country to any account for investment purpose abroad while i will continue my education then the person will be managing the investment.Dear am soliciting your assistance to help me transfer this money out of this country for my life sake while i will come to meet you to continue my education in your country.
Dear am looking forward to hear from you so that we can discuss on what will be your compensation for this assistace.
Please reply me directely on this my private mail box for more details.
issa_amed4@yahoo.co.nz

Thanks

Issa Amed,

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