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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. )
  • "million 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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.
  • henry_kone2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: henry210@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:34:18 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20From=20=3AHenry=20Kone=20Guei=2C=20?=

From :Henry Kone Guei,
Villa 11 Riviera Golf Cocody,
Abidjan Cote d ivoire,
West Africa.
Secound Email: henry_kone2007@yahoo.com

I am Henry Guei Kone from Cote d Ivoire. I am 23 years old , I lost my
father a couple of years ago. My father late General Robert Guei was a Ex-Military
head of State of Cote D'Ivoire formally called Ivory Coast until his untimely
death,
(You can visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm for complete
report on this incident).

He was assassinated on the 19th of September 2002 by the rebels following
the political uprising. Before his death, he deposited with a security company
here in Cote d'Ivore the sum of (Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only)$15.5 Million Dollars meant for the purchase
of military tanks and security equipment from Russian and whereby the the
security company do not know the contents of the metal safe box is money,
he told them at the time of deposit that it contains Family Valueables,
that will be ship to his foreign business associate in abroad.

I want you to do me a favour to receive the box as my late father's foreign
business associate oversea in your country, so that I will come over to
your country for investment and resettlement,since the present administration
is nomore in cordial relationship with my families.

Please if you are willing to assist me, indicate your interest in replying
soonest, I am willing to offer you any agreed (percentage) out of the total
funds as compensation for your assistance in this transaction.

Thanks and best regards.
Mr Henry Kone Guei .

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