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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • bundomama1991@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bundo mama" <bundomama12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bundo002@mail15.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:35:48 +0000
Subject: INHERITANCE CLAIM


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am making this contact with you in good faith. I got your email address
from your conutry profiles in the internet. I am working with the HABIB
NIGERIA BANK PLC,7-9 BANK ROAD,P.M.B 2180, KADUNA- NIGERIA.

For your information, there is one business merchant an American who
deposited money here as Fixed Solid Investment, His name is MR,MORRIS
THOMPSON.He died as a result of plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and the only daughter.
I am his accounting officer.His estates with THE HABIB BANK worth
$4.5million dollars.

However, since the death, I have made several inquiries to let his people
know about his money in our bank but I did not receive any response. Now I
have decided to link anybody to stand as MR,MORRIS next of kin/Fund
Investment Manager in order to claim the money he deposited here as a
Fixed Solid Investment, since nobody has come forward to make the claim.As
I will give you all information you may need about MR,MORRIS and his
banking relationship with the HABIB BANK to enable you stand as his FUND
INVESTMENT MANAGER/NEXT OF KIN to assigned the funds into your
custody.This transaction will go through normal banking/legal process only
that you have to stand firm.

If you are interested and capable to carry out this transaction with me I
will like you to send the following:-Your full Names and address,Your
Age,Occupation,Country and Telephone and Fax number.With this informations,I
will direct you on how to apply for the claim of the fund.Reply through
this email: bundomama1991@yahoo.de
You can read more about this crash by visiting this website,
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list

I am waiting for your urgent response.
Best Regards,
Bundo Mama.

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