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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • stoure11@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: toure susan <s_ktoure20@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <stoure11@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:29:19 +0200
Subject: WE NEED YOUR HELP??



WE NEED YOUR HELP??

>From Susan and Koffi Toure.Abidjan Ivory Coast West Africa Dear Respectful,

Warm greetings to you and your family in the name of God. I am aware that this is not a formal approach in starting a relationship, but as time goes on, you will realise the need for my approach. My email to you will come as as a surprise since i don't know you in person. But if this message comes to you out of your wish, i am very sorry. I hope that you will read through this email and understand how difficult things can be for someone in a particular period in life. I introduce my self to you with all faith, trust and hope you will understand to assist me not to betray me at the end. My name is Susan i am 18 years now, i am dumb cause it was a problem that my late parents told me that happened when i was still a child. Right now i am staying with my little brother koffi who now is 15 years old. i was a student in the University of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), west Africa. I am the only daughter of late Chief Abdul Toure Some rebel from one part of the government struck our township and killed Our parents because Our father was one of the oppositions to the former president of my country Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). And before his death he has $15.5 Miilion U.S.D (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars.) in an account with a bank here in Abidjan which i am the next of kin. My dad has planed to purchase and import some cocoa processing machines and the development of another factory, unfortunately he did not meet his target before his untimely death The reason why i contacted you for help is due to the agreement my late father had with the bank during the deposit. We have been denied access to withdraw the money from the bank, the bank manager told me precisely that the money was deposited in a suspense fixed account with a clause attached to it for onward transfer into a foreign bank account. I have tryed all i could, but the bank manager advised me to look for a foreign account where the money can be transfered into before i can have access to it. Since security here can not be guaranteed, besides We lost my family and Our father's company was burnt down in that rebel attack. Right now We Are in great sufferings and difficulty, We can't feed ourself because We have spent all the money We have. Please We are begging you to do Us a favor by standing as Our guardian and receiver of the money on Our behalf, or you can stand as Our late father's foreign business partner to enable the bank to transfer Our late dad's money into your account. We have suffered in so much pain since We lost my family. So We have decided to go out of this country and invest in your country if you will accept to receive the transfer. We will be investing in industrial production as soon as the bank has made the transfer to you, and you make an arrangement for Us to come over to your country after this money is transfered to you. Please my dear, if you will help Us realise this transfer and get Us out of this pain, You will have 20% of the total money as compensation for your effort, and another 10% for any money you might spend after a successful transfer by the bank into your account, and that will total your own share of the transfer 30%. Please We Are begging you to help Us by indicating your interest in your reply to this mail if willing. / stoure11@yahoo.fr

Thanks and may God bless you have a nice day hope to hear from you soon. please also send us your telephone number so that my brother can call you and speak with you on phone? Yours Sincerely

Susan and Koffi Toure.
Abidjan cote d ivoire.
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