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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • anthonywell07@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <anthonywell07@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 03:34:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Anthony Well

Mrs well My late father was a highly reputable business
merchant in a cocoa who operated in the capital of Ivory Coast during his days.
Unfortunately I lost him mysteriously died in France during one of
his business trips abroad last year 2006. though his
sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been
masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that
time. But God knows the truth.My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since
then my late father took me so special. Before his death on
Octomber 9th/2006 he called the secretary who accompanied him in
hospital and told him to call me, on my arrival to the hospital my
father told me that he deposited the sum of 10.5 million US Dollars.
(10.5 million dollar) left in suspense account in one of the leading bank
in Africa.He further told me that he deposited the money in my
name as the next of kin Now I want an
account overseas where I can transfer this funds.Am ready to offer you 20% of this money as compensation once this money get into account another 10% on any expenses you may incur during this transfer please i really need your asssistant This
is because I have suffered a lot of set back as a
result of family enemity and incessant political crisis here in
Ivory coast.
Please, Consider this and get back to me through my
personal mailbox at:(anthonywell07@yahoo.co.jp )
Thank you so much.
My sincere regards,
anthony well



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