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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 united states 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 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.
  • hmichael11@centrum.sk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: michael Haruma <micharuma52@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <micharuma1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:33:35 +0200
Subject: Good Day Dear Cosman,



From: Mr.Michael Huruma.Cocody Cites des Arts,Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire Good Day Dear Cosman,
I beg your excuse for the inconveniences that this Mail may cause to you. My name is Mr.Michael Huruma,I work with one of the local Banks here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire,I am the personal accounts manager to one Engr.Norman.R. Cosman,a National of your country, who owned a construction company here in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire).
My client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the ill fated Kenya Airways Flight 431 carring 169 people crashed in the coasts of Abidjan in January 2000 in which almost all passengers on board died.Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but has been Unsuccessful.After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his Last name over the Internet, to see if I could locate any member of his family hence I came across your contact.The particular interest is this huge amount deposited with our bank here in, where the deceased has an account valued at about US$21 Million United States dollars. Being the Personal A/C Manager of the decease's bank account, the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin/beneficiary or else the bank will declare the account unserviceable and thereby forfeit the funds to the bank treasury.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over the past 3 years now, I hereby seek your consent (with due respect and Honor) to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names with him, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you and then you and I will share the money.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please provide me with your full Name and Address, Date of birth, Telephone and Fax Number for immediate documentations, If you can handle this with me, reach me now urgently with the information requested.
Kindly reach me via my private email as indicated above for further details.(hmichael11@centrum.sk)
Thanks in advance for your anticipated cooperation.Cordially,Mr.Michael Huruma.+22508284987
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