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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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "% will be for you" (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 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.
  • julliet_koffy@cooltoad.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Julliet Koffy <j_koffy13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <julliet_koffy@centrum.sk>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 15:30:37 +0000
Subject: From Miss Julliet Emmanuel.



From Miss Julliet Emmanuel.

My Dearest One,

I am a young girl of22 years old , by name Miss JullietEmmanuel. the Daughter of late of DrKoffy Emmanuel.from Luanda Angola, one time by political appointmentDirector of International Affaires Department of ANGOLA PETROL ANDNATURAL GAS who died on a board meeting with the International Oil GulfRepresentatives, in September 11th 2001 at the World Trade Center in NewYork City USA.

Actually, I got your contact during mydesparate
search for a helper or partner, I feel strong to write youconcerning my present predicament at stake now.

I was an undergraduate student of 2rd year, studying Chemical Engineering atUniversity in LUANDA ANGOLA, before the date of the urgly incidentoccurred to my Family.

Although I lost my Mother when she was puttingbirth to my younger brother who later died in the hospital with mymother fourtheen years ago in London United Kindom.

Presently I am inAbidjan Cote d'Ivoire, where I am in a Refugee Camp where I decided tocontact you as to assist me in transfering the sum of money my fatherleft in a suspended account with this Financial Bank here in Abidjan.The amount is Eight Million US Dollars ($8,000.000.00); 80% will be forinvestment, 17% will be for your kind help while 3% will be for anynecessary expenses that may be incured.

However since, I am hisnext-of-kin, I have contacted you to stand as my Late father's foreignparter to receive this money into your account after which I will joinyou there.

l am willing to know what will be offered to you from thetotal amount, to you for assisting me and you will handle the investmentuntil l finished up my education.

In addition I humbly solicit foryour kindly
assistance to help me in investing this money into a goodand profitable business, really my intension of contacting you is notonly to help me in transfering this fund out of Africa but also to helpme to invest the the money into a business that will balance or give atleast 100% profit in two years and look for nice school for myeducational continuation. I am assuring you that this transaction ishitch-free and risky free,

Please understand my condition and getback to me as soon as possible and please I urge you to keep thistransaction confidential for my security and the security of thefund.

Please write me with thisEmail
julliet_koffy@cooltoad.com

I will be waiting to hearing fromyou soonest.
May God bless you.
Yours ever,
Miss Julliet Emmanuel.

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