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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)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • markahmed@myway.com
  • markahmed1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mark ahmed <markahmed17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <markahmed3@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:53:16 -0800
Subject: RESPOND TO THIS MAIL




RESPOND TO THIS
MAIL
FROM MR. MARK
AHMED,
African Development Bank (A.D.B).
Ouagadougou
Burkina-Faso West
Africa.
E---(markahmed@myway.com)



REMITTANCE OF $10 MILLION U.S.A
DOLLARS.
CONFIDENTIAL IS THE
CASE.
Dear Friend,

(PLEASE TOP SECRET)

I MR. MARK AHMED, The Director In Charge Of Auditing
And Accounting Section Of Bank AFRICAN DEVLOPMENT BANK (A.D.B) Ouagadougou Burkina-faso West
Africa With Due Respect And Regard. I have decided to contact you on a
business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of
the transaction.

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my
department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person
who died on October 31st 2002 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in
his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either
from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.
The
said amount was Ten US$10,000,000.00 (TEN Million Dollars)As it may interest you
to know, I got your impressive information through the Burkina-faso chamber of
commerce on foreign business relations here in Ouagadougou
Burkina-faso.

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement
to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the
required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in
place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as
you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your
self to this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal
alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we
are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye
brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this
bank.


This is the actual reason why it will require a second party
or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of
oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money
to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and
clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will
be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

I will not fail
to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of
this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification,
while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the
time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 65% will be for me and my
partners. Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in
service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with
you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you
confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and
further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to
invest in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear
from you.
(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).

1) Your
Full Name.............................

2) Your
Age.......................................

3) Marital
Status................................

4) Your Cell Phone
Number…………..

5) Your Fax Number……………….....

6) Your
Country………………..............

7) Your
Occupation............................

8)
Sex................................................

9) Your
Religion.................................



NB/ AS YOU CAN SEE
BELLOW IS THE PHOTOGRAPH OF MR KATTAN SALIF AND THE BANK DIRECTORS DURING ONE OF
HIS VISIT TO THE BANK (A.D.B)WHEN HE WAS ALIVE.





POST SCRITUM:You have to keep everything secret as to enable
the transfer to move very smoothly in to the account you will prove to the bank.
here is my privet Email contact for securect pupose. (markahmed1@myway.com)

Yours
faithfully,
MR. MARK AHMED,
_________________________________________________________________
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