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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • alpha_isoko@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.alpha Isoko" <mralphaisoko04@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <alpha_isoko@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:28:11 +0000
Subject: IMPORTANT INFORMATION



FROM THE DESK OF,MR ALPHA ISOKO.DIRECTOR AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,BANK OF AFRICA.(BOA)OUAGADOUGOU -BURKINA FASO.private line(+ 226 76644000)
This message might meet you in utmost surprise,however,it's just my urgent? need for foreignpartner that made me to contact you for this transaction.? I am a banker by profession fromBurkina faso in westAfrica and currently? holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank.I? have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds ($7.2 million) of? one of my bank clients who died along with his entire family on 31 july 2000 in a plane? crash.
You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on? this web sitehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm Hence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 60/30 while 10% will be mapped out for? expenses.If you agree to my business proposal.further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as ireceive your return mail and phone call. have a great day. You are advice to reply to this following emailaddress (alpha_isoko@yahoo.fr) With Best RegardMr ALPHAISOKO+ 226 76 644 000
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