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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:
  • "million 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Donald Bamba <donaldbamba@yahoo.co.id>
Reply-To: donald_bamb@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:06:38 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Urgent assistance required,


Mr Donald Bamba
Plot 315, Rue 11,Plateau,
Abidjan-Cote D'ivoire.

My name is Mr Donald Bamba. I work with Cote D'Ivoire bank as an accountant foreign operation department. In the discharge of my duty, I stumbled on this domiciliary account that has remained dormant for two years now with Six Million Dollars ($6m) in it. I contacted my director and we sent out staff for enquiries and discovered that the account holder was dead and without the next of kin. Since then I had made several inquiries to locate any of our clients extended relative but this exercise has proved unsuccessful after several attempts.

I am writing you so that we can work with you to remit the money into your account as the next of kin. I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin so that you can be paid the remaining funds left in the bank, We shall both to share the funds; we will agree on the sharing ratio as we proceed, a certain amount will be for any incurred expenses and for donation to charitable organizations. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this project through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. Please get in touch with me by email or by sending your number to enable us discuss further. I look forward to receive your urgent response.

Respectfully Yours,

Mr.Donald Bamba


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