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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:
  • "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "dear friend" (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)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • +22503299248 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Anderson Karl" <andersonskarls@online.nl>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:06:03 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Kindly contact my paying Bank for your Compensation.


From Dr. Anderson Karl
Date 07/08/2008
Good day friend,
How are you doing and your family? Hope fine. Dear friend. I want to inform you that I have succeeded in transferring the money under the co-operation of a new partner from Brazil. I want to use this opportunity to thank you for your good effort to our unfinished transaction due to one reason or the other.
I want to compensate you for your past affort and atempts with the sum of $500.000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). I have authorized my bank where I deposited my money to make an urgent transfer to your account.
Presently. I am in Brazil, for the purpose of investing with my own share of the total money. Meanwhile I will advice you to contact Citi Bank managements now on the under listed contact below.
ATTN: Mr. McDonald AKA.
Director General
(Citi Bank of Cote d'Ivoire)
Adresse, 22 Av. Joseph Anoma, 01 BP 2325, Abidjan 01
Télex: 22544
Telehone; 00225 03299248
E-mail; citibank.ci@voila.fr

Ask my paying Bank to transfer to your account the sum of $500,000.00) Five hundred thousand dollars from my account number Account #: 182 130 85882 Routing #: 111992876 Swift Code: CBCI366. Which I kept for you as compensation for your past efforts and attempt you assisted me in this matter. I really appreciate your good efforts at that time.
So feel free and contact the Bank managements, and give them instructions on where to transfer your fund.
Please kindly let me know immediately you receive your money in your account, so that we can share the joy together.
Best regards,
Dr. Anderson Karl

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