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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22509502581 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Madam. Helen Kologo" <msssthr44@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: belubo11@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:11:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Madam Helen Kologo


Greetings to you,

My name is Mrs Helen Kologo, Iam contacting you because of my intention to invest in your country. This is why I decided to write you, to tell you about myself, which I believe you would be of great assistance to me
I am the wife of late Chief. Kenneth Kologo. My husband was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast. My husband died before the start of the political crisis which is going on in our country Coted'ivoire.
Before the death of my husband on November 2005 in a private hospital
he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Eight Million,Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars. USD($8.500,000)
in a bank here in Abidjan Ivory Coast as a family treasures that he used my name and my son's name for the next of kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that he might not
survive the situation then.However That I should seek for a foreign partner in a
country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose and upbring of my son Jonnas who is with me right now.
I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regard .
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
(1)Can you help me for the retrievements of this fund on my behalf and son Walter from the bank here to your country by transfer?
(2)Can you make an arrangement for me to come over with my son to your country and invest the money strictly on your advice?

(3) Can you honestly take us as members of your family and help to invest this money wisely?
(4)Can we completely trust you?
(5) We ready to offer you 15% of this USD($8.500,000) I hope it is acceptable by you?.
Please,Consider this and get back to us as soon as possible so that i can forward the documents to you after we must have agreed on the conditions for your assistance. Our life is not safe here and we need to be out of here as soon as possible
I want to leave here as soon as you help us to have the money transfered out of here and Lodge into a safe account in your stable country
We are waiting for your reply.
Thank you so much.
Tel.+225 09 502 581
Best Regards,
Madam Helen Kologo and son Walter



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