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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:

• 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)
• 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.
  • 00@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "laddi omar00" <laddi_omar00@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:01:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE REPLY SOON.


I AM MR.LADDI OMAR.I WORK WITH THE BILL & EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICA=
N DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB) OUAGADOUGOU ANNEX OFFICE, BURKINA FASO.I HAVE A=
BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I=
NVOLVED IS ($11.2 MILLION US DOLLARS) WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF T=
HE COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. THIS MONEY IS OWNED BY A MAN CALLED KU=
RT KAHLE A GERMAN BUSINESS MAN . http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europ=
e/859479.stm HE DIED ON MONDAY, THE 31 OF JULY 2001 IN A PLANE CRASH BU=
T NO CLAIM HAS BEEN MADE AS HE LEFT NO ONE BEHIND TO PLACE A CLAIM ON H=
IS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE AS HIS NEXT OF KIN. THESE FUNDS CANNOT BE TRANS=
FERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN BEEN INTRODUCED OFFICIALLY.=20

THE PROCESSING STARTS BY PRESENTING YOURSELF AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO LATE=
[KURT KAHLE]. I SHALL SEND TO YOU A TEXT OF APPLICATION FORM WITH WHIC=
H YOU CAN APPLY TO THE BANK AS HIS NEXT OF KIN. I WILL MAKE AVAILABLE T=
O YOU ALL USEFUL INFORMATIONS WITH WHICH A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PL=
ACED ON THESE FUNDS. I WILL BE GUIDING YOU THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF T=
HIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND RISK FREE TRANSFER OF THES=
E FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, LIKE PROVIDING YOU WITH THE ANSWERS TO =
THE QUESTIONAIRE YOU WILL RECIEVE FROM THE BANK WHEN YOUR APPLICATION I=
S RECIEVED BY THE BANK. YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THESE FUNDS FOR=
YOUR CO-OPERATION AND ACCEPTANCE WHILE 10% WILL ACT AS COMPENSATION FO=
R THE SOFT EXPENSES YOU WILL INCURE IN THE PROCESS OF CONSUMATING THIS =
TRANSACTION. SEND ME A REPLY ON RECIEPT OF THIS EMAIL THROUGH ladi_omar=
00@hotmail.com URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLIED AND DO PROMISE ME OF KEEPING E=
VERYTHING CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND AS A TO=
P SECRET FOR TWO WORKING WEEKS NEEDED TO CONCLUDE WITH EVERYTHING.

BEST REGARDS,

LADDI OMAR.


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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam