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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (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 amount 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)
  • "trunk box" (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 american 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 orphan scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • khalf.a@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "khalf" <abu_khalf@centrum.sk>
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:32:22 +0200
Subject: With Respect


With Respect
From:Abu Khalf.
cocody Abidjan
Cote d'Ivoire,

Hi,
My name is Abu Khalf, the only son to Late Major Issa  Khalf,  who was the managing  director of Issamoore Inc, in  Bourke - Cote d'Ivoire before rebels fighting the present government of Republic of Cote d'Ivoire confiscated every belongings of individuals in the Town.
 
My intention of contacting you now is to help in standing as my late father's business partner who will apply for the release of a trunk box that  he deposited with a security company head office here in Cote d'Ivoire before his sudden death on the 28th  of  December 2005. My dear, before death of my father, he instructed the security company to ship the trunk box to their office in Europe for security purposes because of the political crises in my country by then. 
 
One secret I want to disclose to you is that, this trunk box is containing 25.5 million American dollars but my father did not disclose it to the security company on the day of deposit. This company charged him (my father) for un-inspection of his consignment, which he paid. Now, only God, you and I that knows about the real contains of this trunk box, none of the company workers knows about the money, since my father registered the deposit of his trunk box as Family Valuables.
 
Dear, I want you to make me a promise that you will not betray my trust in you because immediately this trunk box is out from the security company to your hand, everything concerning the investment of the money will be under your control, while I will be facing my education because my father used to advice me that education is very important in life.
 
Can you be trusted in this transaction? Are you capable of handling this huge amount of money into a lucrative investment line without any mistake?  Can you welcome an orphan like me who have come for your help? Without wasting time, I will like you to understand that I have make up my mind to give you 18% of this money, 2% to cover any expenses that may arise in this transaction since I am ignorance of this kind of transaction and the security company operational manager here in their head office said that, they can not release my late father's deposit just like that without proper legal documentation that will back up the claims by my father's associate hence he (my father) is dead, 20% for my re-settlement in your country, while the balance of 60% will stand for our joint business investment that will be in your control.
 
I will be waiting for your quick reply after carefully going through my proposal for your confirmation of your answer to my request. mail me if you are interested to help me: khalf.a@hotmail.fr
 
Best regards,
Abu Khalf.

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