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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • "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 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.
  • fidelisibe001@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: admin@smithkenben.com
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:56:00 +0000
Subject: PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL




Atten: President / C.E.O.

Dear Friend,

I am DR.FIDLIS IBEH . and work with African Union Development Bank Plc (one of the African leading banks in the West Coast). Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 5 years which belong to one of our foreign customers(Mr.Andreas Schranner)who died along with his entire family of a wife and children in July 31st 2000 in a plane crash.


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 Monetory law on fund transfer.

Thereafter,I had planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful network 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).

For further enquiry view the web-site for more details.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

To indicate your interest I need the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION

After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money (20% for you and 20% for me).Upon the reciept of this mail message, feel free to send to me the following,to this my e-mail address:(fidelisibe001@yahoo.com.hk ) to enable us start the process:

I look forward to receiving your prompt respons

Respectfully yours,

DR.FIDLIS IBEH
Manager, Bills and Exchange
AFRICAN UNION DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC.

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