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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: David Kunte <dkuntte2003@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: dpkuntte2000@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:49:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Very urgent please.


FROM DAVID AND PROMISE KUNTE
ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE
WEST-AFRICA

DEAR, PERMIT US TO INFORM YOU ABOUT OUR DESIRE TO GO
INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF LATE MR AND MRS FREDRICK KUNTE,
OUR FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA
MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS
ON A BUSINESS.

WHEN OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 20th NOVEMBER 1995, OUR
FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2001 IN
A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED
ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$
22,000,000 (TWENTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN
ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME ASHIS ONLY SON FOR THE
NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS
WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES. THAT I AND MY YOUNGER SISTER SHOULD SEEK
FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF OUR CHOICE WHERE
WE WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT
URPOSE, SIR, WE HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE AND
IDEA.

WE WANT YOU TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND
SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF BUSINESS AND TO MAKE
ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AND
FUDER OUR EDUCATION AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN
TRANSFERRED.

MOREOVER, SIR, WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR WILLINESS TOWARDS
ASSISTING US AS WE BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD
BE CONCLUDED WITHIN A SHORT TIME.

HOPPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
DAVID AND PROMISE KUNTE.


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