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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)
  • "% 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 <jkoffy15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <julliet_koffy@centrum.sk>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:27:36 +0000
Subject: [SPAM] From Miss Julliet Emmanuel.



From Miss Julliet Emmanuel. My Dearest One, I am a young girl of 22 years old , by name Miss Julliet Emmanuel. the Daughter of late of Dr Koffy Emmanuel. from Luanda Angola, one time by political appointment Director of International Affaires Department of ANGOLA PETROL AND NATURAL GAS who died on a board meeting with the International Oil Gulf Representatives, in September 11th 2001 at the World Trade Center in New York City USA. Actually, I got your contact during my desparate search for a helper or partner, I feel strong to write you concerning my present predicament at stake now. I was an under graduate student of 2rd year, studying Chemical Engineering at University in LUANDA ANGOLA, before the date of the urgly incident occurred to my Family. Although I lost my Mother when she was putting birth to my younger brother who later died in the hospital with my mother fourtheen years ago in London United Kindom. Presently I am in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, where I am in a Refugee Camp where I decided to contact you as to assist me in transfering the sum of money my fatherleft in a suspended account with this Financial Bankhere in Abidjan. The amount is Eight Million USDollars ($8,000.000.00); 80% will be for investment, 17% will be for your kind help while 3% will be forany necessary expenses that may be incured. However since, I am his next-of-kin, I have contacted you to stand as my Late father's foreign parter to receive this money into your account after which I will join you there. l am willing to know what will be offered to you from the total amount, to you for assisting me and you will handle the investment until l finished up my education. In addition I humbly solicit for your kindly assistance to help me in investing this money into a good and profitable business, really my intension of contacting you is not only to help me in transfering this fundout of Africa but also to help me to invest the the money into a business that will balance or give at least 100% profit in two years and look for nice school for my educational continuation. I am assuring you that this transaction is hitch-free and risky-free, Please understand my condition and get back to me as soon as possible and please I urge you to keep this transaction confidential for my security and the security of the fund.Please write me with this Email julliet_koffy@cooltoad.com I will be waiting to hearing from you soonest. May God bless you. Yours ever, Miss Julliet Emmanuel.
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