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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • maroufosseni.myprivate@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info.office2008@freenet.de
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:03:05 +0100
Subject: IMPORTANT MASSAGE; READ CAREFULLY


Senior Accounting Officer
FROM THE DESK OF MAROUF OSSENI
E-mail Contact:
maroufosseni.myprivate@yahoo.fr
I plead for your acceptance to carefully
read through this letter with
proper understanding.This proposal is
genuine and all information
disclosed here is for you only.
I am a
senior Accountant in my Bank; and an Account supervisor to a
deceased
customer, a miner and also and supplier of mining equipments.On
The 21st
of April 2001, my customer, his wife and their two children
were
brututally mudered by Armed bandits possing as poilce while they
were
travelling to their secret mining sites in part of Africa. Infact
my
client has Millions worth of business all over West Afican
countries.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since
then,the Board of Directors of my Bank have made several enquires
to their
embassy to locate any of my customer\'s extended relations but
to no
avail.The reasons why i choose your for this deal is because Prior
to his
death, he has many transactions that has refected a name that
is
similar to your name if not yours as his partner overseas.I have to
contact
you based on this information to work with me in repatriating
the money
and Properties left behind by my client before they get
Confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this Huge
deposits of US$22M
was lodged.
The Bank and other agency has published
several Notice for the Next of
Kin of the deceased to apply for
collection of this Funds or have the
account confiscated within a shot
Period of time. I have been foiled 5
attempts by some Criminal minded
mostly desperate Lebannese business men
who also know him claiming that
they are business partner to the
deceased and other came as their
relations.My happiness is that they were
unable to provide the rightful
require detials the bank needs.
Rigt now, I am standing in the best
position with documents avialable
to me to state who will be the next of
kin and my position in the bank
will assist us secure approval for the
funds to be released to you as
the business partner and inheritor. I
have valuable informations that
will help us secure these approvals
legally.I have to take this action
immediately because for the past
years, i have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives till now,i
seek for your consent with much respect to
legally present you as the
oversea business partner and inheritor of
the deceased
estates,complex,and the total funds so that the proceeds of
this Account
valued at US$22 million dollars can be paid to you and
Then you and me
can share the money,its as simple as that.Since the
deceased have no
Next of Kin, it will help people like us much more than
the
government.The sharing rate will be 60% for me and 40% for you.
I
have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any
claim
we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable
this
deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate
arrangement that will protect both parties from any breach of
the Law.
Please get in touch with me, send me your Telephone and fax
numbers to
enable us discuss further about this Transaction. Note, for
security
reasons do not reply here,but to my
private:
maroufosseni.myprivate@yahoo.fr
Best regards,
Mr.Marouf
Osseni(Rev)
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT OFFICER

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