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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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • jeanperre.kaukou@laposte.net

Fraud email example:

From: "lonni anderson" <mrslonnia6@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jeanperre.kaukou@laposte.net
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:33:32 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Lonni Anderson


>From Mrs Lonni Anderson

Dearest One,

I am Mrs. Lonni Kaya Anderson, a US citizen resident in Abidjan Cote
D'Ivoire and attached with the United Nations here.

You may find it quite unusual but I was directed by God to distribute my
wealth for charity due to my present life and death crumbling situation.
Light and life of this world is gradually passing away from me and my
personal physician informed me two days ago that I have only but a few days
more to go.

I am a victim of the deadly HIV Virus and my condition is too critical. I am
writing this mail to you through the aid of my only daughter who is a
Reverend Sister in the catholic monastery. I am a wealthy oil merchant here
in republic of Cote d'Ivoire and with no other relations to inherit my
wealth, my daughter directed me to distribute my estate to various charity
groups, disabled individuals, foundation homes and corporate individuals for
humanitarian assistance.

I may not be privileged to ready your return mail and for this obvious
reason you are to contact my personal account Manager, Mr. Jean-Perre
Kaoukou who work with Export Import Bank of Korea here ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
on his email (jeanperre.kaukou@laposte.net) for more details and legal
documentation and transfer of legacy the sum $2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars) only to you.

May God bless you as you use this fund wisely for humanitarian assistance.

I remain in the Lord.
Mrs.Lonni Kaya Anderson

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