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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2213643609 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Beddie" <jb@icuff.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johnbedd@myway.com
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 12:51:18 +0000
Subject: Treat urgent

Dear Business Partner,
Accept my apology for using this means of communication to get to you asap this business that i am seeking your partnership for the successful execution.

My name is John Beddie, the Chairman of Independent Committee on Unclaimed Foreign Funds(I.C.U.F.F),Senegal.ICUFF is charged with the responsibility of finding foreign bank accounts abbroad belonging to our late citizens which have remained dormant/unclaimed over the years.

It may interest you to know that In 2004, A list of dormant accounts originally owned by our citizens was and sent to our country's government. Some of these dormant accounts belonged to our late citizens of Senegal. The continuing efforts of the Independent Committee on Unclaimed Foreign Funds(I.C.U.F.F) has since resulted in the discovery of additional dormant accounts,securities accounts,safe deposit boxes,custody accounts,non interest bearing accounts.

A routine notification has been sent from a security firm abroad to my office to make available the beneficiary for the claim of US$12.5 million belonging to one of our late citizens .The depositor died several years back leaving no possible records for trace of heirs.

I need a foreign partner to ASSIST claim this deposit as the beneficiary.You will be required to provide me with your details for the processing of the necessary legal, and administrative claim documents for your claim in the Security company abroad.Provide me with your full name, address, and telephone/fax.

SEEING IS BELEIVING.THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED.YOUR MAXIMUM COPERATION IS NEEDED

I am pledging to give you some percentage of the total value of the said deposit for your assistance .

I want you to immediately contact me on phone number:+2213643609
Thank you for your prompt response.
John Beddie

Please if you are not interested kindly disregard and delete immediately.Thanks for you consideration/coperation.

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