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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2289484116 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: MR CHRISTOPHER EDWARD <christopher_a_a_m@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:29:29 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FILL AND FAX THE APPLICATION TO THE BANK ???


Dear Sir,

I received your mail and am very glad to hear this from you but and i have to tell you that all is legal and just follow my instruction an,d my advice, now you have to Fill the Text of application bellow and fax it to the International Bank of Africa and get me inform and please make sure that you send me a Copy ot it,
You can also call me on my private line +228-948-4116.

Am waiting to hear from you soon.
Best Regards,
Mr.Christopher Edward

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TEXT OF THE APPLICATION

TO: MR KOSAMOTU MONSHOOD

THE DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,

IBA BANK HEADQUARTERS,

LOME-TOGO.

TEL/FAX:228 220-91-03

I am .....................of (write your country and address)the next of kin to MR KEN KING(GERMANY) with (IBA) Bank account number,a/c no:002-4789-533 who died in a plane crash March 2002. , I humbly apply for re-transfer of the US$14.7m (Fourteen million five hundred thousand united states dollars only) in his above account with IBA Bank Lome-Togo into my account below.

WRITE:YOUR A/C NAME:..............
// A/C NO:.................
// BANK NAME:...............
// BANK ADDRESS:............
// BANK TELEPHONE:..........
// BANK FAX:................
// PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS.................

I am sorry for the late application as this is because of some
logistic problems.
I beg to remain.

yours faithfully
.....................
SIGN



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