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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • dennis_ambas@yahoo.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM MBASSOGO CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES" <dennis_ambas@arabtop.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dennis_ambas@yahoo.se
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:29:20 +0400
Subject: FROM MBASSOGO CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES.GET BACK TO ME

FROM THE DESK OF DENNIS MABASSOGO


MBASSOGO CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES


SOLICITORS, ADVOCATES AND NOTARY PUBLIC


In my search for someone to trust and share this golden business opportunity that is currently at my disposal, with a view to making success out of it, I decided to search the Internet Peoples Finder Directory, where your contact was obtained. However, it is pertinent to introduce my self formally before going to the details and purpose of this proposal. I am Dennis Mbassogo, an Attorney at Law, a national of Equatorial Guinea, practicing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. May I use this medium to convey the death of late MORRIS THOMPSON an American who unfortunately died in plane crash involving Alaska Airlines, Flight 261 which crashed on January, 2000, including his wife and daughter. See detail on <http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/My>
Before his death he made deposits of Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$18,500,000.00) with ATLANTIC BROKERS UNION, a finance house in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In my capacity as the legal adviser to the aforementioned finance house, I stumble on the bank classified documents in the cause of auditing the account of ATLANTIC BROKERS UNION. My self and the CHIEF ACCOUNTANT mooted the idea to source for a foreign partner who will front to receive this fund on our behalf for our mutual benefit. To make it much easier our record indicates that he did not nominate next of kin while making the lodgement.Since non of his kind or relative could lay claim on this funds, I, as the legal adviser of ATLANTIC BROKERS UNION with active connivance of the accountant would apply and procure all necessary paper work nominating you as NEXT OF KIN.
We have agreed on disburse the fund on this ratio (30%) for you (60%) for us while (10%) earmarked for contigencies.Kindly respond on time to enable us expedite action on the subject matter since all machinery for a hitch-free transaction is already in place. NB: This transaction is very confidential and 100%risk free as I have a copy of his LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT which would be altered to affix your name as the TRUSTEE & EXECUTOR. This transaction shall be executed under legitimate and legal procedures that will protect you from any breach of Law. Forward your full name, address and telephone number for commencement. Reply email to dennis_ambas@yahoo.se

Yours faithfully,

Dennis Mbassogo

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