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

Fraud email example:

From: "charles poul" <charlespoul1@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:02:09 +0100 (CET)
Subject: WE NEED IS HONEST




FROM: MR CHARLE POUL
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK/A.D.B)
BENIN REPUBLIC
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MR CHARLE POUL THE MANAGER, INCHARGE OF BILL AND EXCHANGER OF THE =
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK/ (A.D.B) FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.THERE I=
S A BUSINESS I WOULD WANT YOU TO CHAMPION FOR ME.IN MY DEPARTMENT I DIS=
COVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US $3.7M (THREE MILLION,SEVEN HUNDRED THOU=
SAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOR=
EIGN CUSTOMER MR MARK CREW FROM USA.WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMI=
LY IN NOVEMBER 1999 IN AN AROPLANE CRASH IN ABIDJAN COST IN COTE D'IVOI=
RE. SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS=
NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEAS=
E IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE D=
ECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES,BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEA=
RNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN O R RELATION DIED ALONG SIDE WITH=
HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
=20
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINES=
S PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RE=
LATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOB=
ODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK T=
REASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
=20
THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONE=
D BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BENINUA CAN NOT S=
TAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FORIEGNER.I AND MY PARTNER HAVE AGREED THAT AF=
TER THE SMOOTH CONCULSION OF THE TRASACTION,THAT YOU WILL BE ENTITLED T=
O TAKE 30% OF THE MONEY CONSIDERING YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER, WHILE 10%=
WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR ANY EXPENCES THAT MIGHT INCUR DURING THE TRANSA=
CTION. IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.THERE AFTER I W=
ILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO T H E PERCENTAGE A=
GREED.
=20
THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRAN=
GED,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE=
DECEASED,INDICATING YOUR FULL NAME,YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMB=
ERS FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND THE LOCATION WHERE THE MON=
EY WILL BE REMITTED.
=20
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I WILL SEND TO YOU BY EMAIL OR FAX THE T=
EXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL FILL AND FORWRAD TO THE BANK. BE YOU =
INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE=
YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR WHAT SO EVER,AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGE=
MENTS HAVE BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IM=
MEDIATELY. VIA MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW
(charle_poul@yahoo.fr)
YOURS FAITHFULLY
FROM:MR CHARLE POUL
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER(A.D.B).

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Anti-fraud resources:

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