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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)
  • "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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "dormant account" (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 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.
  • morrissaka007@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: morrissaka@onlinereltel.com
Reply-To: morrissaka777@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:19:00 +0000
Subject: HELLO FRIEND(FUNDS TRANSFER)




Dear Friend,
I have a proposal for you, this however is not
mandatory
nor will I in any manner compel you to honour
against your will.

I am
Dr.Morris Saka , the manager, Bills and Exchange at the
Foreign Remittance
Department of the African Union Development Bank
Plc,Nigeria (one of
the African leading banks in the West Coast).> Here in this bank
existed dormant account for the past 6 years which
belong to one of our
customers(Mr.Andreas Schranner)who died long with
his entire family of
a wife and two children in July 31st 2000 in a plane
crash.
For
further enquiry view the web-site for more details.
http://news.bbc.co.
uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

When I discovered that there had been
no deposits nor withdrawals from this account for
this long period, I
decided to carry out a system investigation and
discovered that non of
the family member nor relations of the late person
is aware of this
account.

Now I want an account overseas where thses fund will
be
transfer according to the due process of our bank in
order to avoid
voilation of any country and international Monetary
laws on fund
transfer.
And for the past eleven months I have worked out
everything
to ensure a hitch-free operation.
The amount is not so much at the
moment and plus all the accumulated interest the
balance in this
account stands at-(US$15.million US dollars). Now my
questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What
will be your commission? If you can sponsor this
transfer
Consider
this and get back to me as soon as possible.
To commence this
transaction,I require you to immediately indicate
your
interest by a
return e-mail to: morrissaka007@yahoo.com.hk

I expect your urgent
response if you can handle this project.

Respectfully yours,
saka .

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