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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • karmin_buhahi001@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "karmin buhahi" <karmin_buhahi10@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: karmin_buhahi001@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:57:36 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS/INVESTMENT PROPOSAL .

From The Desk Of MR karmin buhahi
Coordinator of the northern states Programmes
Bank (ANNEXE)


Dear friend
I am MR karmin buhahi ,Bank personnel of the above mentioned Bank Annexe ,I
got your contact from a very confidential source and I wish to maintain this
confidentiality.

Actually,I decided to send you this proposal directly.for your appraisal on
bussiness proposition for you & for our overall mutual interest.I am
currently the coordinator on technical cooperation and procurement officer
to the Bank Of African Development and the African funds
development.Projects/contract awards.

I need your assurance to help conclude a very good transaction wish i feel
you will be very much interested,I am currently in need of a foreign partner
to assist me to be the beneficiary of the total sum of $17,000.000 USD.

The money was deposited with BIAO bank in Abidjan by the late general Guie
that was assasinated during the last recent failed coup de etat that
happened in Ivory coast,he made me the depositor but I can not withdraw this
money myself.So right now, I wsih to resign which is must if I secure you
affirmative assurance to be able to be in front for me as my foreign
business partner to act as the beneficiary of this sum of money .

I have already transfer this money from BIAO to another bank called BOA in
Burkina faso which is now programmed for onward transfer to any name which I
shall submit to the bank as the beneficiary of this fund. This is strictly
confidential and only between me and you alone.I shall send to you the check
as soon as I am able to recieve your favourable response right away.

Please this is not a scam as you may think, just remove doubt.
this is real A bank account in any part of the world,which you will provide
to facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60%
for me , 30% for you and 10% for expencies .There is no risk at all as my
position will do the paperwork for this transaction as the branch manager
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.If you are
interested and capable to handle his transation,please reply immediately for
more detail via this private email address and also forward to me your
telephone number and fax number for easy communication.

Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand.PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST
CONFIDENTIALITY,and be rest assured that this would be
most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to
invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via this email above,please save me the anxiety
of endless waiting

God bless you.
MR karmin buhahi.

p email karmin_buhahi001@yahoo.fr

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