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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)
  • "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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: kadja lawal <kadjalawal1@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: kadja.lawal@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:34:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR RESPOND

FROM KADJA LAWAL
IVORY COAST, WEST AFRICA.
NUMBER +22566357243

Dearest one,
TRANSFER OF US$16,800,000.00 (SIXTEEN MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

with the hope that you are okay and doing fine, this message could be strange but if realy you pay some attention to it. I got your contact details on the www.

I am KADJA LAWAL. I inherited the sum of USD$16,800,000.00 (Sixteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) from my late parents. But right now, l am faced with a problem.

On one of the banks documents, my late father appended a clause stating that: I the next of kin, must attain the age of 35 years, before taking full control of the bank account; But, in the event of war or natural disasters in Ivory Coast, the bank should honour a transfer request from me which
must be is for the safety of the funds; And in this case, I must have a foreign investment manager.

I am not yet 35 years of age, and Ivory Coast is not a safe country at this time; there is war in the country. Considering the situation of the country, l am eager to have my inheritance transferred out of Ivory Coast to a safe and stable country. Please l want you to act as my investment manager,
so that the bank would transfer my money out of This country. If you are able to help me in this, we can both become business partners. I am ready to invest part of the money in your country.

Finally, i wish to tell you that after you might have
remitted/transfer the funds from the bank into your account in your country, i intend for you to use the funds for the following;

1.To start a better life again and as well further my education.
2. Make a charity donation to ophanage home.
3. Meanwhile 20% of the total funds will be for you, for your
Assistance.

If you would help me, please call me so that we can talk in more details as soon as possible +22566357243
Best regards,
KADJA LAWAL.



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