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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +2214662423 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • bankwestafrica@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bank" <bankwestafrica@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 11:21:48 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Attn: Mr. Rolando Grun,



Attn: Mr. Rolando Grun, This is the management of The Central Bank of West Africa. I was directed by Dr. Ahmed Siot, to write you this mail regarding your mail response we recieved. We whish to confrim to you that this funds was approved by The Dutch Financial Security Department in Amsterdam The Netherlands. And our bank The Central Bank of West Africa happen to been one of the trusted bank nominuted for this transfer. Be inform that you should contact our legal department on our bank telephone number or email address below for more confirmtion and directives. Person in charge our legal department is Mr.Donald K. Collins, Our bank contacts as fellows: The Central Bank of West Africa.Tel/Fax:+221 466 24 23.Email:bankwestafrica@excite.com Contact our legal department with your banking information and your contacts such as telephone and fax numbers for your funds transfer. Thanks for your cooperation and I look forward in helping in this transaction. Best regards, Miss Julie
Atekatu.(Customer Service)Bank Of West Africa.TEL/FAX +221 466 24 23.

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