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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • hmdbak@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ahmed65" <ahmed65@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:53:53 -0600
Subject: TO A SAFE ACCOUNT.


REPLY through THIS E-MAIL hmdbak@yahoo.com
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN
STATES [ECOWAS]GHANA OFFICE
MY DEAR FRIEND
RE: TRANSFER OF US$15,500,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
ONLY) TO A SAFE ACCOUNT.
I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my
capacity as a Chief Accountant and in full agreement
with the Auditor-General of this ORGANIZATION (ECOWAS]
IN GHANA OFFICE
We scrutinized all records and the accounts of awarded
and executed contracts of this ORGANIZATION(ECOWAS) during
the previous ADMINISARTIVE regime, since the inception of
democracy in ECOWAS SUB-REGION STATES and carefully uncover
and mapped
out a whopping sum US$15.5M which we want to transfer
into your account as the beneficiary.
You can authentically apply for supply if it interest
you to be our client with full guarantee from me.

The money $15.5M has been approved for payment by this
ORGANIZATION ECOWAS, the Federal Ministry of Finance
(endorsed by the Accountant General of the ORGANIZATION )
and to be paid by the Apex Bank of ECOWAS under
contract number, ECOWAS/OGN/FMF/GCB/B2517/99.
As top civil servants, we are not authorized to
operate foreign bank accounts hence our decision to
use your account in full trust and confidence to
transfer this money outside ECOWAS SUB-REGION .
We have accepted you as our foreign partner sum
(US$15.5M FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY). Moreover,it is pertinent
to note that it is not risky and does not require
much engagement since we have taken care of the deal
in full capacity.
We have resolved to give you 25% of the total for your
assistance.
If you are interested in this deal, please, contact me
through my e-mail address above for more lively
information.
I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope
that you will understand the confidential nature of
this and its reality is a dream come through
Best regards,
DR AHMED B.BAKAYOKO
REPLY through THIS E-MAIL hmdbak@yahoo.com

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