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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:
  • "foreign remittance department" (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.
  • youssef_rabeh2005@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rabeh youssef <youssef_rabeh316@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <youssef_rabeh1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:15:54 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED........



FROM, THE DESK OF MR YOUSSEF RABEH,BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,IN FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT(BOA) BANK OF AFRICA,OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.Dear,How are you doing with your family? Hope fine, Please pay attentionandunderstand my reason of contacting you today through this email, MyName isMr Youssef Rabeh , Bill and Exchange Manager in Bank OfAfricaOuagadougou Burkina-Faso . In my department, during the Auditing oftheyear 2006, I discovered an abounded sum of $17.5M that belongs to ourLateMr. Morris Thompson, an American prominent man who unfortunately losthislife in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashedonJanuary 31st 2000. You may read more about the crash on visiting thisC.N.NNews internet website below.http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/I desperately need your assistance to secure and move this huge sumsofmoney left behind by my late client to the tune of $17.5Millionunited States Dollars) out from Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou BurkinaFaso toyour own account, he executed contract through Department of Work andHousing here in Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso and the mentioned money aboveishis money left in our bank before his death. Meanwhile, for yoursmoothnessof this transaction, I will pay you 30% of the total sum for yourco-operation in this matter. If you know that you are interested andcapable to handle this business transaction, come up with theinformation'sshowed below:- 1. Your Full Name: 2. Your Contact Cell Phone Number: 3. Your Age: 4. Your Sex: 5. Your Occupations: 6. Your Country and City:As soon as possible all these information's is submitted to me, I willimmediately draft an application form with all your information's andsendback to you, so that you will proceed with the transaction by sendingtheform to BOA bank for the transferring of this fund into your account.YoursFaithful MR.Youssef RabehCONTACT EMAIL youssef_rabeh2005@yahoo.com
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