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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:
  • "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• 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.
  • stella_francois@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "omra tanko" <omratanko10@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: omra_tanko2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:18:22 +0000
Subject: THE DESK OF MR, OMRA TANKO


THE DESK OF MR, OMRA TANKO
AUDITS & ACCOUNTS FOREGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT ECO BANK (ECBF)
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
PHONE NUMBER +226 78 24 05 87
<stella_francois@yahoo.fr>
This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it's just my
urgent need for foreign partner made me to contact you for this transaction.
I got your contact from yahoo tourist search when I was searching for a
foreign partner. I assured of your capability and reliability to champion
this business opportunity when I prayed to God or Allah about you.

I am Mr.Omra Tanko the Audit Manager & Accounts dept. in the Ecobank (ECBF).
I am writing to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $19.300,
000.00 (Nineteen Million, Three Hundred Thousand United States dollars) into
your accounts. The above sum belongs to our deceased customer late Mr.
Nicolas Francois from Paris France who died along with his entire family in
the Egyptians plane crash on January 6,2004 and since then the fund has been
in a suspense account.

After my further investigation, I discovered that Mr Nicolas Francois died
with his next of kin and according to the laws and constitution guiding this
banking institution stated that after the expiration of (5) five years, if
no body or person comes for the claim as the next of kin, the fund will be
channel into national treasury as unclaimed fund. Because of the static of
this transaction I want you to stand as the next of kin so that our bank
will accord you the recognition and have the fund transfer to your account.

The total sum will be shared as follows: 50% for me, 50% for you and
expenses incidental occur during the transfer will be incur by both of us.
The transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are going to follow my
instruction till the fund transfer to your account.

More details information with the text of application form will be forwarded
to you to breakdown explaining comprehensively what require of you.

Your Full Name............................
Your Sex.................................
Your Age.................................
Your Country..............................
Your Occupation..........................
Your Personal Mobile Number....................

Please indicate your willingness by sending the above information for more
clarification and easy communication.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Thanks & Best Regards,
Mr.Omra Tanko.

Anti-fraud resources:

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