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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: donalwilliams africandevelopmentbank <donaldafdb@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <donaldwilliamafdb@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:42:26 +0100
Subject: BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER



FROM AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK.BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) PLOT 10,WUSE (11)GARIKI ABUJA NIGERIA.
Dear Friend,
I wish you a warm and happy day! This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am a banker by profession from West Africa and currently holding the post of Bill and Exchange Manager in our bank, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC (ADB). I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds ($8.5million) Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand, United State Dollars of one of my bank clients Mr. Andreas Schranner, who died along with his entire family on Monday 31 july 2000 in a plane crash living nobody behind to claim his left over fund with my bank. Confirm the genuine of the deceased death by clicking on this web site below.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stmHence, I am inviting you for a business proposal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 40/60 if you agree to my business proposal. Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive willingness mail. The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that if such money remained after 8 (Eight) years the money will be transferred into government treasury as unclaimed funds. So, contact me immediately by email stating your wish and acceptance to work with me to achieve this goal. I am looking forward to receive your earliest positive response.

Thanks and God bless you! Have a great day.

Yours Faithfully,
MR.DONALD WILLIAMS.BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB).

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