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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:
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • juliet_davies05@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Domoru Kassi" <jkassi158@hosanna.net>
Reply-To: jkassi1988@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:49:46 +0000
Subject: FROM JAMES DOMORU K


FROM JAMES DOMORU K
<juliet_davies05@yahoo.fr>

GOOD DAY DEAR

My name is James Domoru Kassi from Cote d'Ivoire. I am 2O years old.

Please I would like you to assist me as urgent as you can, before they kill
me.My father(George Kassi) was a wealthy cocoa merchant. Trouble began early
last year when my father's associates began suspecting that my father is not
giving proper accounts of all the tonnes of cocoa being cultivated by local
farmers in some villages. As a result of this, he was poisioned by his
associates.

At his hospital bed ,he revealed to me the reasons of his sickness and a
deposit he made in a prime Bank here,the money is US$8,500,000.which he
made me the next of kin, being the only son . He advised me that in case
he dies, that I should not stay in this country Cote d' Ivoire because his
associates will equally kill me hence my mother had died when I
was fours years of age of breast cancer.He also instructed that , I should
look for a foreigner who will help me to transfer the money out of this
place (Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire),
Based on this, I had to contact you bearing in mind that you will be humane
enough to protect my life and this money.

1.Help me for proper investment.

2.While I continue with my education in your country.

My father finally died afterward and since then, I have been out of school
and went into hiding because of my father's associates and only Uncle. All
the relevant documents of the deposited in a Prime Bank here by my late
father, are with me now.
I am ready to give you 15% of the total money, if you can help me transfer
this money into your account as my guidian, as adviced by my late father
before his death.

Please,remember the urgency and confidentiality my mail requires in your
replying soon.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.


Yours Truly
James.Domoru K.

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