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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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: "Rowland Kouassi" <r_kouassi@cantv.net>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 21:29:52 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear,


Hello Dear,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not
meet or communicate before.

I am Rowland Kouassi,the Only Child of late Mr and Mrs Joseph Kouassi,my
father was a gold and cocoa mercahnt based in accra, ghana and Abidjan(Ivory
Coast),he was poisoned to death by his family in one of the family meeting
held in the village.before the death of my father on 29th December 2004 in a
private hospital here in Abidjan, He secretly called me on his bedside and
told me that he has a sum of usd$9.000 000 00 M Dollars(Nine Million U.S
Dollars),deposited in a suspence account in one of the prime bank here in
abidjan ivory coast, that he used my name as his only Child for the next of
kin in depositing of the fund.

He also explained to me that it is because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his Family so that his wealth and money will be occupy because I
am still young to handle his properties,Because of this reason my father
adviced me 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
such as expansion of his existing cocoa business and real estate management
overseas.

That is why I am contacting you to assist me. For your kind assistance to
me, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your
effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated
bank account and you can indicate your option towards assisting me.


Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely
Rowland Kouassi

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