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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found 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.
  • godwin_guei@cooltoad.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: godwin guei <godwin_guei17@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <godwin_guei@cooltoad.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:19:46 +0200
Subject: DEAR FRIRND,



DEAR FRIRND, I HAVE THE COURAGE TO LOOK FOR A REALIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS,BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.
I AM MR GODWIN GUEI, THE AUDIT MANAGER OF (Coopec-Bank)IVORY-COAST WEST AFRICA ,

THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPEN IN THIS BANK IN 2000.DURING AUDITING I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTELY IT WILL FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT ALHAJI SHAREEF HAMMED WHO DIED SINCE 2004.

AFTER MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT HIS RELATIONS DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVLOVED IS US$25,500,000.00(TWENTYFIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY).

I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE.

I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER BEFORE,BE REST ASSURED THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE DEAL.YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED FOR THIS BUSINESS.

MOST IMPORTANTLY AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 35%OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT,60% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES,BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSACTION. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS(godwin_guei@cooltoad.com)

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOURS FRIEND,

MR GODWIN GUEI

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