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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. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million american 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)
  • "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.
  • aicha1987keita@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Aicha Keita <aicha8keita@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: aicha1987keita@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 11:06:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: HELLO


Hello
It is with a real pleasure that I contact you from Abidjan the economic capital of the ivory coast. In fact I am the daughter of Mr Balla Keita the ex minister in Cote d´Ivoire during the reign of Felix Houphouët Boigny and member of the deposed government of the ex president of the republic of ivory coast.My father was the Minister for Higher education and the scientific research (1981-1983), Minister for Primary school education (1983-1986), Secondary education (1986-1990).
My father was assassinated by the current government. Before his death he lodged a trunk with a security company here in Ivory coast and this trunk contained the sum of 8.3 million American dollars which the Company does not know the contents of this trunk, these funds were to allow him to conceive an investment plan far from West Africa at the end of its exercise, unfortunately the fate decided some differently.Some few times after its death, the company contacted me in my capacity as the legitimate daughter on the possession of the consignment because the trunk was deposited as family valuables. My current and major concern is to transfer this sum out of this country. You can see every necessary informations on how the incident happened through this for more confirmation :
http://www.afrique-express.com/archive/OUEST/cotedivoire/cotedivoirepol/254assassineaouagadougout.htm
From this point of view that I contact you so that you assist me to recover them and also to transfer them to your protected account. Please I ask you to help me to invest these funds in an investment plan of high levels so that I can have an important benefit each month. To make an arrangement for me, so that I will be allowed to reside in your country and continue with my education as I am still a young girl of 20 years.
I would like you to contact me through my email ( aicha1987keita@yahoo.fr ) to know huw much you will like to receive as your percentage at the successful conclusion of this transaction for all the expenditure which you would have to make, like your personal reward moreover, you can in this respect indicating your options, by assisting me, I have the conviction that this transfer will be concluded within a short time provided that you are willing to assist me.
Best greetings.
Miss Aicha Keita Email: aicha1987keita@yahoo.fr




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