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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2215940369 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • bceaobank-dakar-senegal@sunumail.sn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Ahmed Siop-Bceao Bank Senegal" <foreignoperationdirector5@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bceaobank-dakar-senegal@sunumail.sn
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 12:34:46 +0100
Subject: From Dr Ahmed Bceao Bank Republique Du Senegal,



BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L?AFRIQUE DE L?OUEST (BCEAO)
CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICA (BCEAO)
Agence principale de Senegal Avenue Jean Paul I Senegal, BP 325 Senegal, Dakar Republic.Tel:+221 594 03 69 BCEAO REPUBLIQUE DU SENEGAL,
Our Ref: BR/102/0005B/06
__________________________________________________________________________
ATTN: Honorable Beneficiary

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF OUTSTANDING FUND REF: BR/102/0005B/06

From the records of outstanding overdue payment with the Government of Senegal Republic,I wish to present your name on the list of beneficiaries who have not yet received their payments as to claim an overdue payment of Fifteen Million United State Dollars from our bank.

With due respect,I hereby wish to notify you that the payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter in reconfirmation.Due to the shortage of funds in our treasury and the present budget deficit,be informed that you will be paid in instalment and the first approved instalment is FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5Million).

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline and re-confirm the followings to enable us proceed onward:

1) Your full
name:...............................................................................
2) Phone, fax and mobile
number.:...........................................................................
3) Company name and
address.:...........................................................................
4) Position, age and marital
status.:.............................................................................
5) Scanned copy of your int'l passport, ID Card, Driver?s licence or any other legal form of identification.

As soon as this information is received by my office,your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft or wired to your bank account directly from our correspondence bank after which i will resign and come down to your country for reinbouresments of funds.It is important you call my direct number for a serious discussion and transfer arrangement of this amount as soon as you receive this letter.Dial +221 594 03 69,Get back to me through this secure e-mail box
Email: (bceaobank-dakar-senegal@sunumail.sn)

Regards,
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Ahmed N Siop
Director, Foreign Operation (BCEAO)

BCEAO 2006

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