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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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.
  • kareem.nawalh@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kareem Nawal <kareem.nawal9@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <kareem.nawalh@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:06:15 +0100
Subject: From Miss Kareem Nawal.



From Miss Kareem Nawal.Address : Hotel Residence Joycemary.Box : 01 BP 54286 Abidjan 01-RCI 12 Rue des Jardins, Villa 154 Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire (West Africa).
Email To : kareem.nawalh@yahoo.fr


Dearest ,


Good day.
I am using this means of communications because of time shortage, so please kindly bear with me. However, permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am Miss Kareem Nawal, the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs Alfred Nawal, My father was a very wealthy Cocoa and Gold merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Cost before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business deal. When my mother died on the 21St October 1994, my father took me so special because I was motherless. Before the death of my father on 29Th April 2002 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of US$ 8,500,000 ( Eight million, five hundred thousand, United states Dollars) left in a Security Company here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of kin in deposit of the trunk box. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice who will assist me in retrieving the box from the security company and transfer this money and use it for investment purpose, (such as real estate management). I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways. To come and assist me, to serve as my guardian to release the box make arrangement for me to come over to your country after the money has been transferred. Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your efforts and contribution towards the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account in overseas. Please kindly reply me through this email : kareem.nawalh@yahoo.fr
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded in no time immediately you signify interest to assist me. I will appreciate your early response, so that I can forward to you the deposit certificate that the company gave to my late father the day he deposited this box.
Waiting to hear from you soon.


Thanks and God Bless. Best regards.


Miss Kareem Nawal.
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