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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)
  • "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. )
  • "million pounds" (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.
  • r_komu05@yahoo.co.jp

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: rose_komu10@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:41:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From: Rose Komu. Please kindly get back to me Urgent.

Avenue 5 Lot 187 Cocody
Quarters Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire
Wes Africa.

Dearest One,

I am Miss Rose Komu, I am contacting you from the Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire, I am writting you because of the terrible problem am facing now,

Since my father passed away i have been unable to claim some funds deposited by my late father in a security company in UK.

They need me to provide a foreign beneficiary outside the U.K. as regards to the Condition for which
the money was Depossited in, By my late father in U.K, it most be Transfered out of UK for Investment purpose Only,before they would release the funds. I need you to stand for me as a beneficiary/foriegn partner, the total funds is ten Million Pounds and you will have a share of 30 percent of the
total sum.

Please contact me back via my private Email ( r_komu05@yahoo.co.jp ) I will let you know what to do next.as the eldest daughter of my family.

Thanks

Rose Komu.



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