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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • dr.doulf@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Mano doulf." <dr.doulf1@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dr.doulf@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:11:41 +0200
Subject: From Doulf.

Dr.Mano doulf.
Director of Foreign Operations/Bill Department
Agence principale de Senegal
Dakar Senegal.
5211 BCEAO DAKAR, Direct
Our Ref: BR/102/0005B/06
E_mail: dr.doulf@yahoo.fr
__________________________________________________________________

ATTN: Honourable Beneficiary

RE: PAYMENT OF $19.8M USD ON CONTRACT REF: BR/102/0005B/06 Citing your reference for the release and payment of $19,800,000.00 with Ref: BR/102/0005B/06 and Foreign Exchange Allocation Number BMF-52114 as it appears on our payment schedule 1st quarter 2006;
be informed that approval has been given to effect the transfer of the above sum in your favour.
From the records of outstanding contractors/Next of Kin Fund due for payment
with the Government of Republic Du Senegal, your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding Payments who have not yet received theirpayments.
I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released
to you as soon as you respond to this letter.
Also note that from my record inmy file your utstanding part payment is US$19,700,000.00 (Nineteen million eight hundred thousand united states dollars). Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you in
a Certified Bank Draft or wired to your nominated bank account directly from
our bank here in Senegal west Africa (D.F.O.B.D). You can mail me on my direct
mail address or as soon as you receive this letter for further.
Regards,

Dr.Mano doulf.
Director of Foreign
Operations/Bill Department
Dakar Senegal
copyright (D.F.O.B.D). 2006

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