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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)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • s.ali01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: salif ali <s-ali09@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 21:33:49 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED........CALL ME :TEL:0022676065938



FROM THE DESK OF MR SALIF ISMILLAH ALI, BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT. BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO , EMAIL: s.ali01@yahoo.com DEAR FRIEND, I MAKE THIS APPEAL WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY FACTS OR OPINION EXPRESSED BY ME ARE GIVING IN CONFIDENCE AND SOLELY FOR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND USE. I am Mr Salif Ismillah Ali, the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department Bank of africa. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of US$5.3M,( Five Million Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his wife and only daughter in a plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight number 261 which crashed on 31 January, 2000. You can read more about the crash on visiting this site. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ With due respect and regard, I have decided to contact you on a Business Transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us. During our Investigation and Auditing in this Bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to one Deceased Mr.ANDREAS SCHRANNER GERMANY== 61years, who died on January 31st 2000. As the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody, either from his family or relation because he did not indicate any next of kin to this account incase of death such as this. The amount is $5.3m ( five point three million), United States Dollars. As it may interest you to know, I got your email address when i was browsing on my computers and my innermost spirit directed me that you are the right person for this deal. Meanwhile as a Senior Staff in this bank, and the Auditing and Accounting, manager I have in my possession all the necessary documents to perfect this deal by making you the bonafide next of kin/Partner, whom this money will be transferred into his account. I need your assistance and co-operation to get this deal done Because as a foreigner, you stand a better position to be presented documentation as the next of kin/Partner since the deceased is also a foreigner. I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth Conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 35% of the total sum as gratification,while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 60% will be for me. Please, you have been advised to keep this "Top Secret" as we are still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you. And I assure you that this transaction will not last more than 10 working days and you confirm the money in your account. I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account. And ask ME to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment,either in your country or any countryyou advice us to invest in. I expect your urgent reply as soon as you receive this message. NOTE: PLEASE REPLY ME ONLY TO THIS MY YAHOO E-MAIL ADRESS BELOW.................... E-MAIL: s.ali01@yahoo.com TEL:( 00226 76-06-59-38) Best Regards, Mr Salif ismillah Ali
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