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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • wabani_11@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kentefename_6@terra.es" <kentefename_6@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:12:22 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: YOU ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED



DEAR SIR/MADAM,=20

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THISTRANSAC=
TION AND I PRAY THAT MY DECISION TO CONTACT YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENUINE APPRO=
VAL CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER BEFORE, I WISH TO US=
E THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.I AM WILLIAM ABANI FROM LIBER=
IA, WEST AFRICA. I WRITES TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO INVEST, AND TO BUY A L=
IVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY. I AM THE FIRST SON OF DR MIKE ABANI HE WAS A D=
IAMOND/GOLD MERCHANT IN MY COUNTRY.MY FATHER HAD A BULLET SHOT BY THE REBEL=
S ON HIS WAY TRAVELLING OUT OF MY COUNTRY WITH TWO OF MY YOUNGER SISTER'S D=
UE TO PRESENT CRISIS THAT IS OCCURING IN MY COUNTRY (LIBERIA).MY SISTER'S D=
IED ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N.PEACE KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER, HE WAS TAK=
EN TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT WHICH HE LATER DIED.BEFORE HE DIED HE =
REAVEALED TO ME AND MY MOTHER ABOUT THE BOXES CONTAINING $8 MILLION US DOLL=
ARS.WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA FOR SAFE KEEPING. M=
Y FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES TO THE SECURITY COMPANY.=
TO AVIOD THE OFFICIALS FROM RAISING EYE BROWS TO THE FUNDS.PRESENTLY MYSELF=
AND MY MOTHER ARE HERE IN GHANA, THEREFORE I WANT YOU TO LECTURE ME ON HOW=
BEST WE CAN INVEST THIS MONEY,BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD ME THAT IT IS DANGERO=
US TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA TO AVIOD SUSPICIONS, AND DUE TO MARKET IN=
STABILITY COUPLED WITH ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY FACING AFRICAN CO=
UNTRIES,THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO INVEST IN ABROAD. FOR YOUR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE=
, MYSELF AND MY MOTHER HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 30%OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF T=
HE MONEY. WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT AND THE OWNE=
RSHIP WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU THROUGH FAX ON REQUEST.NOTE:I HAVE NEVER DISC=
LOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM YOU, SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTI=
ON AS A TOP SECRET TO YOURSELF ALONE.WHICH I WILL WANT YOU TO FORWARD ACROS=
S TO ME YOUR DIRECT TEL/FAX NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TRANSACT=
ION. PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TRANSACTING BUSINESS WITH US WE WILL B=
E GLAD.EMAIL ME AT THIS ADDRESSBEST REGARDS,WILLIAM ABANI (FOR THE ENTIRE F=
AMILY)YOU CAN REPLY BACK THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS (wabani_11@yahoo.com)





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