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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barr_k_kuff@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barr.kumanukuff@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?kuff=20kumanu?= <barr_k_kuff@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: barr.kumanukuff@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 22:03:30 +0530 (IST)
Subject: URGENTLY


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

FROM THE DESK OF:

BARRISTER KUMANU KUFF.

SENIONR PARTNER CHAMBERS

P.O BOX 965

PRIVATE EMAIL: barr.kumanukuff@yahoo.co.in


Dear Friend,


GREETINGS,


IT IS MY SINCERE PLEASURE WRITING TO YOU AT THIS MOMENT OF THE DAY,I AM BARRISTER KUMANU KKUFF,FROM DAKAR , THE CAPITAL OF SENEGAL. I AM THE PARSONAL LAWYER TO A DECEASED PERSON (Dr. Hamid Ayed) A BUSSINESS MAN,WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE DECEMBER 25th BENIN PLANE CRASH , http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/3348445.stm

DR HAMID LEFT SOME MONEY IN A BANK ACCOUNT HERE IN DAKAR BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH.THE SAID FUND IS IN HIS ACCOUNT AT BANK OF AFRICA. THIS FUND I NOW SEEK TO TRANSFER TO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT WHOSE OWNER WILL BE PORTRAYED AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED ..I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE PERSON TO HELP ME CLAIM THIS FUND.


MY CLIENT HAMID HAS THIS ACCOUNT ,WHICH HAS BEEN DORMANT WITHOUT ANY CLAIM EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATIVES,THE BANK HAS SEARCHED TO TRASFER THIS FUND TO ANY OF HIS RELATIVESN BUT TO NO AVAIL,AS HIS PARSONAL LAWYER I WAS DIRECTED TO SEARCH FOR ANY OF HIS RELATIVES TO PUT UP CLAIMS FOR THE FUND,I HAVE SEARCHED FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS AND COULD NOT LOCATE ANY OF HIS RELATIVES,IF NOBODY CLAIMS THIS FUND IN THE NEXT SIX WEEKS THE BANK WILL CONFISCATE THIS FUND TO THE GOVERNMENT,THE SAID AMOUNT IS TWETYFIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD25M) PLUS INTEREST .


AS HIS PERSONAL LAWYER I CAN NOT HAVE THIS FUND TRANSFERRED TO MY ACCOUNT,THIS IS THE REASON WHY IT REQUIRES ANOTHER PARTY WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED WITH AFFIDAVIT OF TRUST OF OATH TO THIS BANK,I WANT YOU TO WORK WITH ME AND ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AND GET THIS FUND TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT ,THE BANK IS WILLING TO TRANSFER TO ANY NEXT OF KIN WHO WILL PROVIDE THE CORRECT INFORMATION OF THE ACCOUNT AND THIS I WILL SEND TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE TO WORK WITH ME ON THIS PROJECT.


IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME, I WILL GIVE YOU 40% OF THE DORMANT CAPITAL AND ANOTHER 5% FOR OUR EXPENSES,THIS MATTER DESIRE ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY IN THE HANDLING OF THIS MATTER.



I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR INTERESING RESPONSE ON THIS PROJECT AS THIS WILL GREATLY BENEFIT US IN THE END.

YOUR SINCERELY.

BARR/ KUMANU KUFF.

SENIONR PARTNER CHAMBERS

p.o box 965

private email: barr.kumanukuff@yahoo.co.in






- kuff kumanu

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