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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • donald.maxwel@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: officefile16@freenet.de
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:04:29 +0100
Subject: Is Now Approved


ATTENTION PLEASE!
We hereby confirm receipt of part payment of your
$8,500,000.00 only, into our official ESCROW account here in London by
order of the African Development Bank(ADB) in charge of Foreign Debt
Recovery Committee on Overdue Contract / Next of Kin payments in Africa,
as indicated in our database.
We sincerely appologize for delays and
advice you to STOP any further communication with any other payment
centres in Europe, as well as your associates in any of the African
countries e.g., South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Abidjan, Angola,
Cotonou for they contributed 100% hindrances to the release of your
funds.
Kindly provide us with the below information to reconfirm your
details in our database and for our prompt payment procedures.
Your
full names /Age:.......................................
Your telephone
number(home)..................(cell).................
Company\'s name /
Rank in
office:..................................
Address:...........................................................

Tel:.........................
*Fax:.................................
Receiving
Bank:.....................................................
Address:...........................................................

Bank Routing Number:................. Swift
Code:...................
Account
number:.....................................................
Your funds
will be released to you from UK or anywhere found most convenient.You
will advice us as to how best you wish to receive the funds and we will
oblige you. We pledge our honesty to you and assure you that you will
get your funds without any delays.
Ensure you supply us with the above
informations so we will be able to call you upon receipt of your mail
and you can contact me at my private email address
(donald.maxwel@yahoo.com)
Yours In Service,
Mr Donald Maxwell
Manager,
Foreign operations Dept.



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