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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "necessary legal documents" (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. )
  • "huge sum of money" (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 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 next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22508522729 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Idris Frank <idrisfrank01@yahoo.com.my>
Reply-To: idrisfrank@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:46:47 +0800 (CST)
Subject: FROM DR IDRIS FRANK.


Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Idris Frank, a Regional Supervisor with a security and finance company,here in The City of Abidjan Cote D'ivoire. We had a foreign client,Mr.Abdel Rahman Amin who deposited a huge sum of money Twenty Million Dollars (US$ 20 million dollars) with our Company.
This client was among the victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 11-02-1999 in U.S.A.Mr. Abdel Rahman Amin died in the air crash.For more information about this crash and persons, you can contact this website:
<http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm>
On further inquiry on the next of kin to the deceased by our company on whom to transfer this money to,it was dicovered that the benefactor,Mrs Alia Abdou the wife of Abdel Rahman Amin,died along side with him in the crash leaving nobody behind to claim the money.Since then, we have not had anybody coming for the claims as the next of kin,a situation I have monitored closely with my position in the Company.
Having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his death, and since nobody till now has showed up as the next of kin,I have removed the file to my private save.

I now solicit your assistance to present you as the next of kin and,I will need your private telephone and fax numbers and your full names and address, company or residential so that,I can computerize them to tally with the next of kin column in the certificate of deposit. A legal expert to the company will then prepare the necessary legal documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.The Attorney will also effect drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour for the transfer .

This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by me and the legal luminary. I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with more details.
Lastly for the immediate take off of this transaction you have to confirm your willingness and readiness to assist me retreive this deposit for a modest share of 20 percent of the total sum and 10 percent will cover all the expenses incurred in the process of transaction.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Mr Idris Frank.
+225-08522729






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