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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Assoh Kabila." <assohkabila3m@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: msakabila@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:48:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please Be Sympathatic And Help Me Out.

My Dearest one,

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you without your prior consent.I have a proposal for you this however is not mandatory in any manner compel you to honour against your will.

I know you may not know me personally but due to the civil war going on in my country now that is why i'm seeking for your help. I am Ms.Assoh Kabila, from Democratic republic of Congo the daugther of Late President Laurent Kabila .

There is an imformation I would like you to keep very confidential with you. There is a sum of money my Father Late President Laurent Kabila , deposited in a security company Abidjan Cote d'ivoire for safe keeping. Before he was killed by his Eldest Millitary Son.

The squable happened as immediately my parents returned back from their London trip, My father married two wivies.My mother was the second wife,I will not be able to give you the full details that led to that urgly incidents. The Eldest Son is the current President of our country now. For now I am
staying in Abijdan, the capital of Republic of Cote d'voire,just to save my life because my brother had been killed. The money in question, is 22, Million U.S.Dollars.

I can not make the withdrawal of this fund,because my late father registered the Beneficiary of the fund as his (Foriegn Bussiness Patner) and also (Family valuables as the content of the deposit) The documents of the deposit are with me. What I would want you to do, is to assits me to get the
consignment withdrawn from the security company, and we shall open a small account in a Bank here in your name, and transfer the money to your country through the account .

We shall replace the name Foriegn Patner to your own name, because the code was used for security reason. I will give you the 10% of the money for your assitance. There is no risk in this transaction. I will use the remaining balance of the money for an investiment in your country for the my
future and also my Education.

If you are interested, and can maintain the very confidential of this transaction,you e-mail me immediately for more clearification, and also note that I am a refugees in Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire becuase of the assasnation of my late Father and the civil war going on in our country,Democratic
republic of Congo.

Thank you very much.
Ms Assoh Kabila.



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