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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • bankofafrica_remittance_dept@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: modex mukete <modex_145@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:52:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: TEXT OF APPLICATION


My Dear,

Thanks for your response to mail I am assuring you that this transaction is for real you never be scamed by any one all you need to do now is just to send the TEXT OF APPLICATION to the bank then the bank will inform you on what next to do for the immediate transfer of the fund to your nominated bank account to enable me come over to your country for the sharing and investment of the fund.

SECOND PAGE OF THIS MAIL IS THE TEXT OF APPLICATION OF CLAIMS WHICH YOU WILL FILL IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR COMPANY LETTER HEADED PAPER AND SUBMIT TO THE BANK FOR PROCESSING OF THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

YOU SHOULD SEND THE APPLICATION VIA THE BANK EMAIL ADDRESS STATED ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THE MAIL BEING THE TEXT OF APPLICATION THEN GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU RECEIVE RESPONSE FROM THE BANK.

CALL ME ON THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER +22507185225 IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL FOR A BRIEF DISCUSSION AND MORE INFORMATION.

I AM WAITING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AND TELEPHONE CALL
YOURS FRIEND
DR.MUSTAFA BELLO
.................................................................................................................................

ATTN:DR.PAUL PETERS
THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA ,(B.O.A)
ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE
EMAIL:bankofafrica_remittance_dept@yahoo.fr

Dear Sir,

APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF ( twenty two million eight hundred and Fifty thousand us dollars) ONLY (US$22.85m)FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER:001 842 427.

Please be informed that I wish to transfer the sum of twenty two million eight hundred and Fifty thousand us dollars from Account number 001 842 427 to a new account as detailed below:

BANK NAME:...................................................................................................
ADDRESS:......................................................................................................
ACCOUNT NUMBER:........................................................................................
ROUTING NUMBER: .......................................................................................
SWIFT CODE NUMBER: ..................................................................................
COMPANY'S NAME:........................................................................................
NAME OF BENEFICIARY: ................................................................................
FAX NUMBER..................................................................................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER.....................................................................................

The business name of my relation who deposited the money in your bank before his death is as follows:

MEGNUS LEON & BROTHERS SARL
IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY,
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.

I am his close confidant ,his foreign business partner and named next of kin with all documents to proof. I wish as his next of kin and his business partner to claim and I hereby instruct that the above mentioned amount be transferred into my nominated Bank account as shown above.

Please ,accept this late application as it was due to family logistics problems associated with his burial and funeral rites.

I hope you will expedite action on this matter.
Thanks for your Anticipated co-operation,
Yours faithfully.


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