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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:
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • bamba_williams@terra.com.mx (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bamba Williams" <BWilliams@gmx.ch>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:31:15 +0100 (MET)
Subject: URGENT NEED OF A TRUSTWORTHY INVESTMENT PARTNER

MR. BAMBA WILLIAMS
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE
IVORY COAST

Reply to: bamba_williams@terra.com.mx

Dear Sir,

I am MR. BAMBA WILLIAMS, a SENIOR MANAGEMENT Staff
in Foreign/Operations Department with one of the local
banks here in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire(IVORY COAST).

On June 6, 2000, an American Oil Consultant/Contractor
with the Ivorien National Petrolum Corporation, MR.GEORGE
EDWARD operated a Domiciliary Account with my bank and
made a numbered time(fixed) deposits amounting to
US$28,750,000 (Twenty Eight Million, Seven Hundred & Fifty
Thousand United States Dollars).

However, on investigation, it was discovered that
MR.GEORGE EDWARD died in a plane crash with EGYPTIAN
FLIGHT BOEING 990 on 31st October, 2003 along with his
family.

On further investigation, I discovered that MR. GEORGE
EDWARD did not leave a WILL or NEXT OF KIN and all
attempts to trace his Relatives to come for the claim of
this fund proved abortive till date. This sum of
US$28,750,000 is still lying in the Bank untouched and the
INTEREST is being rolled over with the principal sum at
the end of each year. For the past 6 to 7 years now, no
one has ever come forward to claim the fund.

According to Cote D'Ivoire (IVORY COAST) Laws, at the
expiration of 7 (Seven) years, the bank will return the
money direct to Central Bank of Cote d'Ivoire if nobody
applies to claim the funds. However, my proposal is that I
will like to FRONT you as a foreigner to stand in
as the Next of Kin to MR. GEORGE EDWARD so that the fruits
of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of
these corrupt government officials who might divert the
fund direct into their personal pockets at the end of the
seven (7) years.

Also kindly consider the following Terms:-

1. I will like to present you as the legitimate Next of
Kin to Mr. George Edward as the beneficiary of this fund.

2. You will provide the bank here with a viable account
details where you would like the bank to transfer the fund
safely into your account as Next of Kin of the former
depositor - MR. GEORGE EDWARD.

3. Please note that there is NO RISK attached to this DEAL
as all the Computer work for this transaction will be done
by me, inserting your name as the legitimate Beneficiary
of this fund. This Deal has nothing to do with government
of any country or individual. The main owner of the
account is dead, so feel very free to co-operate with me
so that we shall benefit from it at the end.

4. You will be entitled to 30% of the total amount as your
compensation after the transfer of fund into your account.

As soon as I receive your acceptance to participate in
this deal, I will furnish you with the necessary
modalities to commence. Finally, I am relying my
confidence in you, believing that you will not disappoint
me.

Therefore, if you are interested, could you please reply
as soon as possible for more details.

Note - this is 100% RISK-FREE through out. This is one golden
opportunity within our reach.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

God bless you.

Sincerely Yours,

BAMBA WILLIAMS (bamba_williams@terra.com.mx)


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