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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348026822896 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • dkaberukapress@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • donaldkaberuka@lycos.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • donaldkaberuka@lycos.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?African=20Development=20Bank?= <dkaberukapress@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: donaldkaberuka@lycos.com
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:29:36 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Re Your Fund Release


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: dkaberukapress@yahoo.co.in

From Desk of The President

African Development Bank,(WWW.AFDB.ORG)

No 12 Tinubu Square Lagos-Nigeria

Tel:234-8026822896

Direct Email:donaldkaberuka@lycos.com



The information contained in this E-mail and/or attachments may contain protected health, legally privileged, or otherwise confidential Information intended only for the use of the individual (s) concerned. If you, the reader of this message are not the intended recipient, You are hereby advised to contact me for more detailed explanation.


Subject: Your Fund Release,


On behalf of the African Financial Governing Authority, World Bank Group via African Development Bank,I wish to express my sincere appreciation For the opportunity given to me through this bank to handle the International money transaction,Contract Payment, Lottory winning,Fund Inherritance originated from all part of Africa,Europen Countries, Asia and United State of America.


To whom it may concern


I am Mr Donald Kaberuka, The President,African Development Bank, This is to bring to your notice that my office has taking over all The money transaction originated from any part of African and Europe counties as Contract payment, Fund Inheritance or Lottery Winning due to the delay from the financial Institutions/security companies in paying debts as a result of exccesive demand of upfront payment,


Following the circulated reports on the above mentioned, your Name appears as one of the fund beneficiaries whom their file was Forwarded to my table for acknowledgement, I am therefore acknowledging the receipt of the file and be informed that your Money would be paid to you through an International Cashiers' Bank Draft,In view of that, Ten million Dollars International cashier's bank draft is ready to be issued to you as part payment,


Conclusively,you are advised to re confirm the following Information to enable us release the original copies of the fund release and Authorization document to you through courier company preferable DHL to sign and send back to us for Final endoursement.


Find bellow the required information required to complete the process on your Behalf.


You;re Mailing Address (postal address)


Direct Phone and fax numbers


Full Name


Note that We have also process the fund Authorization that will be presented to your Bank on receipt of the above mentioned informations,


Finally, you are therefore warned for your best interest to stop further communications with any person/persons apex or commercial Banks, Security Company or any financial institution in and out side as so called correspondence/offshore banks to abstain From excessive demand of upfront payment in assisting us to regain the image of our great country, I hope you would give absolute cooperation to enhance a legetimate process in favour of your fund release via International Cashier's bank draft. Subsequently, On behalf of the World Bank and European Union we are assuring you that as soon as we confirm the receipt of your response, the International Cashiers's Bank draft valid at Ten million Dollars will be issued in your name through African Development Bank (www.afdb.org) and would be released to you Under 48 working hours.

Thanks, for your cooperation.

Mr Donald Kaberuka (President)

Tel:234 8026822896

www.afdb.org

Most Importantly your response should be through:donaldkaberuka@lycos.com

- African Development Bank

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