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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 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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • salamlompo@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: salam lompo <salamlompo53@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <salamlompo@ubbi.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:20:39 +0000
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?I_AWAIT_YOUR_PROMPT_RESPONSE_*****=FE=FE?=



Mr SALAM LOMPO.Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso.Telephone:00226 78 84 80 19.Private Email: salamlompo@ubbi.com Attn: GOOD DAY, This letter was borne out of my desire to establish a bussiness relationship with you.I am Mr salam lompo, personal adviser to Late Mr John Cuthbertson an American who was a private business man unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31st 2000, including his wife and only daughter.

You can read more about the crash, by visiting these sites below.http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.listand since then i have tried to establish contact with any member of his extended family but this has been difficult as he left no clue to trace them,Given this suitation at hand which has made it impossible for me to handover his assets, as a matter of urgence the security company here has called me to let me know that he has an account deposit balance of $40.9 million United states dollars($40.9m) with them of which given to the financial law of the country if the account is not claimed in 5 years,the fund in the account will be confiscated. I was therefore asked to present a beneficiary to the fund ,since i was late Mr John Cuthbertson adviser.I therefore ask for your help to retransfer this fund into your bank account as to be forwarded by you to late Mr John Cuthbertson bank here since there is no record of a next of kin to the said fund. N"B Note that every arrangement has been made
to that effect and there is no risk involved All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology.I need your absolute confidentiality and for you to follow my instructions to ensure success,You will be given a 25% of the total fund for your effort in securing and transfering of this fund,to your account or nogotiable percentage as you may wish from the transaction. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision while I await your prompt response for more details.Please indicate your personal tel/fax numbers when replying. I look forward to hear from you. Please do call or reply me .Regards, Mr SALAM LOMPO.Burkina Faso.Private Email: salamlompo@ubbi.com
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