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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mallam Tanko" <mt202007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrmallam1@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:01:43 +0000
Subject: READ CAREFULY AND GET BACK TO ME

FROM THE DESK OF MR, MALLAM TANKO.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.

                                    (PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL)

 

GOOD-DAY AND COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY .I GOT YOUR CONTACT WHILE GOING THROUGH THE INTERNET AS A TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE PERSON.PLEASE PAY ATTENTION AND UNDERSTAND MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU TODAY THROUGH THIS EMAIL. MY NAME IS MR.MALLAM TANKO THE DIRECTOR OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)  HERE IN BURKINA FASO .

 

I AM THE ACCOUNT OFFICIER TO A FOREIGN CUSTOMER, LATE MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER ,( FROM MUNICH GERMANY ) WHO LOST IS LIFE ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILLIES ON CONCORDE PLANE CRASH[FLIGHT AF4590 ], WHICH CRASHED ON 25TH JULY 2000. YOU MAY READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING THIS WEBSITE BELOW :
HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/EUROPE/859479.STM

 

I DESPRATELY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO SECURE AND MOVE HUGE SUMS OF MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY OUR LATE CUSTOMER WHICH AMOUNT US$10 MILLION DOLLARS, I WILL PAY YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR COPERATION IN THIS MATTER.I WILL GIVE YOU MORE  DETAILS,ON YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, ALSO INCLUDE IN YOUR REPLY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS MAIL AND  CALL ME ON 0022676462351, AS SOON AS YOU READ THIS EMAIL.DO YOU NOT FORGET TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS A TOP SECRET.

 

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR.MALLAM TANKO

 

 

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