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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (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 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • frank_shafffaoo3@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frank shaffa <frankshaffa6@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:26:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: "CONFIDENTIAL"


DEAR SIR,

I AM MR. FRANK SHAFFA CHIEF AUDITOR OF ECOWAS BANK FOR INVESTMENT REPUBLIC OF TOGO, I AM CONTACTING YOU BASED ON FUND DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK BY LATE "MUHAMMADU SADA ABUBAKAR" 53YEARS AN ISLAMIC LEADER WHO HAD BEEN SERVING AS NIGERIA'S MILITARY ATTACHE TO PAKISTAN WHICH INCIDENT HAPPEN ON THURSDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 2006.

HE DEPOSITED 10.8 MILLION US DOLLARS IN OUR BANK IN A FIXED DEPOSIT UNDER ESCROW ACCOUNT, PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO STAND AS HIS ORIGINAL NEXT OF KIN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

NOTE THAT THIS DEAL IS 100% RISK FREE AND I ASSURE YOU 100% HINCH FREE TRANSACTION TOWARDS THIS DEAL.

WHAT IS YOUR ASSURANCE TO ME THAT WHEN FINALLY THIS FUND TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THAT YOU WILL NOT DISAPPIONT ME, FIRST I NEED YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING LICENSE INCLUDING TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER WITH YOUR HOME AND OFFICE ADDRESS FOR US TO HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE ON.

THIS IS THE WEBSITE OF THE EVENT:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6109118.stm WHICH CLAIM THE LIVE OF THE ISLAMIC LEADER, COLONEL "MUHAMMADU SADA ABUBAKAR.

THANKS.

YOURS FAITHLY,
MR. FRANK SHAFFA.
Please reply to frank_shafffaoo3@yahoo.com.




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