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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • mohammedadams@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohammed Adams" <mohammedadams8@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:53:17 +0200
Subject: FROM MR ADAMS MOHAMMED

 FROM MR ADAMS  MOHAMMED

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.

FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)

OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.

WEST AFRICAN

                                          

Dear Friend 

 

My name is Mr. Mohammed Adams and I work in the International operation department in African Development Bank here in Burkina Faso. On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a balance of $10,600,000 (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand USD). On further discreet investigation, I also discovered that the account holder has long since passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to the account. The bank will approve this money to any foreigner because the former operator of the account was a foreigner and from Afghanistan in particular and I am certainly sure that he is dead, and nobody will come again for the claim of this money. A foreigner can only claim this money with legal claims to the account Holder; therefore I need your co-operation in this transaction.

I will provide the necessary information needed in order to claim this money, But you will need to open an account where this can be transferred. If interested send your private Telephone No And Fax number including full details of the account to be used for the Deposit. I wish for utmost confidentiality in handling this transaction as my job and the future of my family would be jeopardized if it were breached. I want to assure you that the transaction is without risk if due process is followed accordingly. I will give you 30% for your co-operation. Finally this business transaction is guaranteed.

If you can assist,please get back to me promptly through my e-mail address so that we can discuss the modalities of making this move.I will equally insist that you make it a very private and confidential matter.(contact me with my alternative e-mail (mohammedadams@hotmail.fr) or you can call me with my private  line +226 76 50 99 41. looking  forward to hear from you soonest.

Yours Faithfully,

 

Mr. Mohammed.K.Adams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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