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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • kenneth_pascal2007@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kenneth pascal <kenneth_22pascal2007@yahoo.com.ar>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:05:35 -0300 (ART)
Subject: Partnership Proposal.


My Dearest one,

Greetings to you. I thank God that I have come across you and believe you will not turn down my request. My name is Kenneth Pascal ,the son of Mr and Mrs Larent Pascal. My late father was a very wealthy business exporter in cocoa merchant, I am from Bouke in Cote D'ivoire, west Africa. I became an orphan last year when my father was possioned by his bussiness associates during one of their bussines tripe.


Before my late father finally gave up he called me in his sick bed and told me of the money he deposited with a Security Finance Company here in Abidjan .

Since then, I have been searching closely on whom to trust and who will help me for the transfering of the mony into his or her account .The total amount deposited is $12,500,000 United state dollars .However, I will like you to stand as my late father's foreign business partner and also the beneficiary of the fund and for my condition is not safe and conducive here now, I appeal and plead to you in the name of God to help me stand as my guidian of my late father foreign business partner.

Then after you have received the into your account successfully, you will arrange to move me out from here to your country to continue my education while you invest the money in profitable investment you may choose.

I believe and trust in you that you will not sit and betray me when the money entered your hand,I will like you to use your wealth of experience to handle this transaction and also, I will like you to suggest on the likely percentage you will take from this money for your aniticipated help.

I promise to give you 30% of the total amount for your effort, and 5% will be mapped out for any expences that might occure during this transaction

Please endeavour to furnish me with your private telephone number and please this is confidential secret matter between you and me and for security reasons please reply me at ( kenneth_pascal2007@yahoo.fr)


Thanks
Yours faithful.
Kenneth Pascal..








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