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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • banquebiaociv@financier.com

Fraud email example:

From: UBAH BIA <pgubah1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:10:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: fill the form this way and submit it to the director email dont make mistake



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TO: MR YAO NGORAN
THE DIRECTOR FORIEGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
BANQUE INTERNATIONAL DE LAFRIQUE DE LOUEST BIAO
NO 8/10 AVENUE JOSEPH ANOMA
ABIDJAN.COTE D'IVOIRE
TELE 0022507128568
FAX.(0022522420904.
EMAIL/ banquebiaociv@financier.com
15/02/2007
DEAR Sir
APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF FOUR MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND USA DOLLARS ONLY($4.5m u.s.a )FROM
ACCOUNT NUMBER 286-41732-55.
Please be informed that I wish to transfer the sum of
four million five hundred thousand usa dollars only
($4.5M ) from
Account number $286-41732-55 to a new
account as detailed below:
BANK NAME: ...........................................
ADDRESS: .............................................
ACCOUNT NUMBER:.......................................
BENEFICIARY: .........................................
This is the money left behind in your Bank by my
patner your deceased customer Mr.Athur Billings, who
died in a plane crash on JULY 25th 2000 with his
entire
family. He was a German, but resided in
Abidjan. cote d' Ivoire and owned:
STE BILLINGS & BROTHERS SARL IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY
COMPANY CODE NUMBER 42XZWY
DATE OF BIRTH 9TH JANUARY 1948
DATE OF DEATH JULY 25th YEAR 2000
NAME MR ATHUR BILLINGS
ACCOUNT NUMBER 286-41732-55
I am the beneficiary and named next of kin I wish as
the heir apparent to claim and instruct that the above
mentioned amount be transferred into my nominated Bank
account as shown above.
Please,accept this late application as it was due
to family logistic problems consequent upon his
funeral rights. I hope you will expedite action.
Thanks for your Anticipated co-operation,
Yours faithfully.
your name.....................
your fax num:.................
your telephone num:...........
your e-mail:.......................



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