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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:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand american 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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • hussain.malaf@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hussain malaf <hussain_ma1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hussain.malaf@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 14:17:44 -0400
Subject: MY DECISION TO ENTRUST YOU



Hello,

I received very encouraging information about you and has aware how dependable you are. I am delighted to contact you with this useful information; with an interested to establish an investment in your country, but i need your help as a citizen to accompany me to achieve this success.
My name is HUSSAIN Malaf, the only son of Alhaji and alhaja.Hussain Diara, from Ivory Coast. I am an orphan being that I lost my parents a couple of year ago. My father was a serving executive director of the Cocoa exporting board in cote divoire until his death. He was assassinated with my mother last last year 2005 by the rebels following the political uprising.
Before his death he had a foreign account here in Ivory Coast up to the tune of $12.5m (Twelve million five hundred thousand american dollars) which he told the bank that it is for the importation of cocoa processing machines,I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary.

I have plans to do investment in your country with the money, such as real estate and industrial productions. This is my reason of writing you and Please if you are willing to assist me please indicate your interest to me quick, I have mapped out 75% for myself as well and 20% for your cordial assistance and 5% for any expenses which maybe incurred in both locally and internationally.

Finally if you have any question as regards this transaction, please contact me through this email: (hussain.malaf@yahoo.com) Note that the confidentiality of this transaction would be highly appreicated, i hope to hear from you soonest.

Sincerely yours,Husain Malaf.
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