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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:
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • toureganaka@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: touregnk6@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:16:03 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20ATTENTION=20SIR=2C?=

ATTENTION SIR,

I AM MR. TOURE GANAKA FROM THE NORTHERN PART OF BENIN REPUBLIC.I WANT TO
SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE AFTER MY DISCOVERY DURING AUDITING IN MY BANK AS AM
THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF
CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICAN STATES,(BCEAO) IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED
AN ABANDONED SUM OF USD$18.8MILLION US DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS
TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN
PLANE CRASHES.

SINCE HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND
CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR
IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING
AND FINANCIAL POLICIES BUT UNFORTUNATELY ALL THE EFFORTS PROVED ABORTIVE.IT
IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED AS THE HEAD OF MY DEPARTMENT
TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE
NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT
SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE
BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILLS.

DO NOT VIEW THIS AS BEEN ILLEGAL BUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HELP ENRICH
OUR HOPE IN LIFE INSTEAD OF THE BANK CONVERTING THIS MUCH MONEY TO THE SECURITY
FUNDS.YOU SHOULD NOT NURSE ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS AND YOUR
ACCEPTANCE IS WHAT WILL CROWN THIS EFFORT. WE WILL CONCLUDE THIS OPERATION
WITHIN 10 BANKING DAYS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF COPERATION YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE.THANK
YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO ENABLE ME GIVE
YOU MORE DETAILS.PLEASE REPLY WITH THOSE INFORMATIONS BELOW SO AS TO KNOW
YOU VERY WELL BEFORE I CAN GO AHEAD WITH YOU.GET TO ME THROUGH THIS SECURE
EMAIL BOX(toureganaka@mixmail.com)

1)YOUR ID CARD OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
2)YOUR AGE.
3)YOUR PROFESSION.
4)YOUR COUNTRY.
5)YOUR PARIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.

REMAIN BLESSED,
MR. TOURE GANAKA.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam