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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: harris kone <harriskone12@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <harriskone1987@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:08:37 +0000
Subject: From Harris & Jannet Kone



From Harris & Jannet Kone
Abidjan, Cote D' Ivoire, West Africa.

I know this proposal may come to you as a surprise as you don’t know me before. My name is Harris Kone from Sierra-Leone presently in Cote d’ Ivoire with my little sister Janet Kone.

I, contact you for a business relationship with you in reference of transfer USD$6,000,000 (Six Million United State Dollars) to your account for onward investment in your country as our guardian. The money was deposited in a bank in Cote d’ Ivoire here by my late father General Alfred Kone before he died.

The death of my late father was confirmed by doctors as poison. Not being sure of who is responsible. He suspects his oppositions or our relations and feels they may be after us as his children having lost their mother at earlier age. He gave me deposit information about the money and ask me and my little sister to leave to Cote d’ Ivoire for confirmation and look for foreign partner to assist us have the money transferred to for investment. Because the bank cannot release the money to us now due to agreement he had with them on the day of deposit.
We need you to be our guardian by taking us as your children, provide your particulars to use in transfer of the money to you and take care of business where the money will be invested on.

Business suggestion and implementation have to come from you because none of us have experience in business or money management. We are willing to offer you 10% of the money for your effort and assistance when this money will be transfer to your account.
Please send us the followings first if you are intrested,
1. Your full name
2. Address and telephone number
3.The bank information to transfer the money to

The above information is needed to enable us introduce you to the bank for transfer of the money to you as our guardian. We will send you deposit and bank information upon receipt of your particulars Thanks and God bless you.
Your urgent reply will be appreciated if you can handle this transaction for us

Thank and God bless you
Your's Sincerely
Harris and Sister Jannet Kone.

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