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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
• 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.
  • zabudaga03@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: zabudaga11@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 22:02:32 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR=20URGENT=20REPLY=20NEEDED?=

My Dear,

I Am Contacting You In Absolute Confidence That I Can Trust You.My Name
Is Mr.Fredi Zabudaga A Staff With The Financial Trust Bank(Ftb) Ltd Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso.I Write To You In Respect Of A Our Client, Who Unfortunately
Died Along With His Registered Heir Apparent (His Wife) And Their Entire
Family In A Ship Mishap That Happened In Yantai City,Eastern China.

The Deceased Is On Tourist Vacation With His Whole Family On That Fateful
Day.Your Country Of Origin Will Not Pose Any Problem To The Claim.You Dont
Need To Entertained Any Atom Of Fear As The All The UnderGround Work Has
Been Taking Care By Me. Before His Sudden Departure The Deceased Left A
Sum Of Us$1.7 Million(One Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
With The Financial Trust Bank(Ftb)Limited Burkina Faso.The Bank Will Soon
Decleared His Assets To Go To The State Government Account.

The Bank Ethics States That The Fund Goes Into The States Government Account
If Nobody Comes To Claim Said Funds After Seven (7)Years Of The Confirmation
Of The Death Of The Depositor.For The Past 6 Years,All The Effort Of Our
Customer Service Department To Trace Any Relative Of The Late Custormer
Has Proved Abortive.

I Am Seeking For Your Help In This Matter.For Standing As The Heir Apparent
Of The Deceased And Providing Your Account In Receiving This Money,You Will
Be Entittled To 40 %,10% Of The Fund Will Be Used To Raise A Reputable Charity
Home In Deceased Name While 5o% Is For Me.Bear In Mind That The Entire
Transaction Will Be Risk Free And Legitimate Since The Funds Will Be Coming
To You As Your Legitimate Inheritance.This Transaction Is Real.

Respond To Me As Soon As Possible via this my alternetive email address
( zabudaga03@myway.com ).

Yours Truly,

Mr. Fredi Zabudaga
Director Auditing Department
Financial Trust Bank Burkina faso.

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