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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:
  • "inland revenue board" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • infoafricandevbank@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. SIEMME BAMIJOKO," <adbank@web.de> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:08:52 +0200
Subject: Congratulation!!!



FROM OFFICE OF THE GENERAL DIRECTOR,
DR.SIEMME BAMIJOKO,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, ABIDJAN
COTE D´IVOIRE-WEST AFRICA
Replies resume at: infoafricandevbank@yahoo.com

DATE: 20/10/2006.


Congratulation!!!


I FEEL FULFILLED TODAY TO SEE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL SOON COME TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION.

AFTER A VERY LONG AND INTENSIVE MEETING WITH MY COLLEAGUES SINCE YESTERDAY, TRYING TO SEE A WAY WE CAN HELP YOU, WE HAVE FINALLY AGREED AND YOUR NAME HAS BEEN APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO GERMANY FOR PAYMENT.

ONE OF THE PORTUGUSE CONTRACTOR`S NAME MR.PHILIPSON LEDLLARG WAS DELETED TO REPLACE YOUR NAME SO THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT AT THIS QUARTER.

PLEASE DO NOT COMPROMISE THIS OPPORTUNITY, I EXPECT YOU TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION.

BE INFORMED THAT I HAVE PROMISED MY COLLEAGUES A HANDSOME REWARD ON YOUR BEHALF IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU
RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT, ESPECIALLY TO MY DEPUTY WHO HELPED SO MUCH DURING THE DEBATE TO SECURE YOUR NAME
TO BE ENLISTED AMONG THE 8 FOREIGN CONTRACTORS SELECTED TO BENEFIT FROM THEIR PAYMENT THIS QUARTER.
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PREPARE YOURSELF IMMEDIATELY TO TRAVEL DOWN TO GERMANY TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY IN CASH.

AS YOU GO TO GERMANY TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT, PLEASE ABIDE BY THEIR INSTRUCTIONS TO AVOID ANY MIS-CONDUCT THAT WILL BRING ANY SHORT COMINGS.

WE SHALL BE SENDING ONE OF OUR BANK'S REPRESENTATIVES TO GERMANY A DAY BEFORE YOUR ARRIVAL ONCE YOU GIVE US YOUR FLIGHT SHCEDULE WHO WILL BE PRESENT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT HE WITHNESS YOUR PAYMENT AND COLLECT THE TAX FOR THE INLAND REVENUE BOARD HERE AFTER YOU MUST HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FUND.

YOUR FILE AND INFORMATION WILL BE HANDED OVER TO A DIPLOMAT WHO WILL LEAVE TODAY FOR GERMANY AND PRESENT
YOUR FILE ON ARRIVAL TO GERMANY TO THE AGENT IN ABIDJAN EMBASSEY IN GERMANY AS AMONG THOSE WHOSE FUND WILL BE PAID IN CASH THIS QUARTER. THE PERSON WHOM THIS BANK SHALL BE SENDING AS THE BANK'S REPRESENTATIVE IS MR.
B .PRICE AND THE MAN THAT IS GOING TO ASSIST YOU WITH THE PAYMENT IN GERMANY IS MR.LYON SILVER. EVERY
NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE WITH HIM ON YOUR ISSUE WHICH HE ACCEPTED.

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVC YOUR E-MAL, MR L.SILVER WILL CONTACT YOU, ONCE THE DIPLOMAT DELIVERS YOUR FILE TO HIM. FURTHER GUIDELINES SHALL BE GIVEN TO YOU BY MR. L. SILVER AND YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICED TO NOTE THAT
THIS IS THE ONLY CHANCE YOU HAVE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND.


KEEP IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THIS BANK UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUND. MOST IMPORTANTLY LET US HAVE
YOUR DATE OF DEPARTURE AFTER YOU MUST HAVE FINALISED WITH THEM AND BOOK YOUR FLIGHT.

THANKS,

DR. SIEMME BAMIJOKO,
GENERAL DIRECTOR,

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