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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:
  • "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)
  • "urgent assistance" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • mary_beko44@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mary beko <mary_beko44@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:40:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MARY


mary_beko44@yahoo.com
Cote D'Ivoire San-Pedro
Bank of Africa Branch

Dear Sir,

I am miss mary beko ,an accountant of auditing and accounting section
of Bank of Africa in Cote D'Ivoire.

With due respect and regard I wish to seek your urgent assistance to
transfer the sum of (U.S.14.5 MILLION DOLLARS) FOURTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS from the above mentioned bank. This money belongs to one of our customers,(Robert Rice ) who died in a plane crash with his wife and the fund has been lying dormant with the bank with out any claim,either from
his family or relation up to date.

I am contacting you to act as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased.There is no risk in this transaction,as all loope holes has been taken care of , and all necessary informations as regards to this fund have been secured.

Be notified that I am still working with the bank and it's only me and my colleagues that are aware of this development,thus treat this proposal as confidential and secret for our security.
I have served the bank faithfully for good number of years and 'am presently preparing for my retirement therefore,I see this as a golden opportunity to be comfortable in life after retirement. As soon as this fund is secured into your account,I will come over for the collection of our due share.

The sharing mod cannot bring problem , we accept to give you whatever you demand provided you assist us get the fund transfered out into your account.

Looking foward to hearing from you.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
My regards,



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