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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "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)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • philipcapelle@lawyer.com

Fraud email example:

From: "iisdf Development Fund" <iisdfdmuslimfund@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:23:49 +0100
Subject: Notice Of Release Of Your Beneficiary Fund


*$10 Billion IDB Fund
ASS ALA MALAEKOUM
DEAR BENEFICIARY WINNER,
MANAMA, 14 April 2008 -- The $10 billion Islamic Solidarity Fund for
Development (ISFD), conceived and promoted by jeddah based Islamic
Development Bank (IDB), is up and running and is expected to be fully
subscribed to all the Beneficiaries and citizens of the member country's who
is creative in science to advanced human technology to benefit all Muslim
Country in promoting the spirit of UMMAH, President of IDB Dr. Ahmed
Mohammed Ali said... Saudi ISFD donation hits $10b to ISFD ... (MENAFN -
Bahrain Tribune) , ) and is expected to approve funding for the activities
of a 'science development network' that aims to help promote science in the
Islamic world. *
*FROM INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY FUND FOR SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT
We are delighted to inform you as one of the beneficiary of $500,000 DOLLARS
being the total sum of $10 billion Islamic Solidarity Fund For Development
and science conceived and promoted by the Islamic Development Bank to assist
individuals and Merited scholars in poor member countries in their study for
science,monitoring the development and socio-economic impact of science and
technology in member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference
(OIC).
The Program is fully based on an electronic selection of list of names of
future potential young academics,up comming scientist from all the federal
universities of the OIC member countries and from all categories of
education from the 42 members of the OIC in the Arab Academy of Sciences
and the Islamic Academy of Sciences members and affiliated Groups.
Your name was selected randomly in the final open ballot computer generated
draw held on the last OIC eleventh summit meeting at Dakar Senegal from 8
to 14 March 2008 in Dakar, Senegal, 2008 with the infor below.
Beneficiary Information
Date: 14/03/2008
Ref: IISF8701/OIC
Allumi Batch No : 8056490902/190
Accredited Beneficiary No: 575061725... last code and name withheld
You have been approved to benefit a total fund of $500,000.00 US DOLLARS
(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)as one of the ten beneficiary of ISLAMIC
SOLIDARITY FUND FOR SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT in poor Islamic member countries and
in pledge for the The unity of the Islamic Ummah which must remain an
ultimate goal.
This Fund was promoted and sponsored by the OIC 57 member countries,
IDB,LIBYA ISDB BANK SENEGAL in association with Microsoft Corporation.
Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our Last 11Th summit
of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OCI) venue and country Dakar
Senegal and lodged in the escrow account of ISDB BANK SENEGAL as indicated
in your play coupon and your file.
BENEFICIARIES: You are therefore requested to come foreward to received your
accredited fund through our fiduciary agent for further Clarification of
your holding legalities and release of your beneficiary fund.*
*Contact specifically Philip Capelle
Capelle Cane Law Firm
(B.A. HONS,L.L.B)
*
*philipcapelle@lawyer.com *
*for Final verification of due process of releasing your fund with the
information below*
*1) Your Full Name:
2) Phone, Fax And Mobile:
3) Company Name, (if any) Position And Address:
4) Profession, Age And Marital Status:
5) Copy Of your Int'l Passport/Driving license *
**
*In compliance with the Anti-Fraud section 2, sub section (IV) of the
procedural manual of international funds disbursement and remittance,your
winnings is lodged under a suspense account in our custody.This suspense
account is credited to the full amount of your winnings ( $500,000.00) and
is insured to the full value placed under your BeneficiaryReference Numbers.
In light of this you would be required to activate an operational account
with ISDB,which would be setup under your name to enable the transfer of
your funds.Upon activation of an account with us,your beneficiary sum would
be transited from the suspense account which it is currently deposited into
the operational account you are to open with in IIBS BANK DAKAR.
To file for your claim: Please quote your beneficiary information, Reference
Number, Batch Number and beneficiary Number, which can be found on the
top-left corner of this message.
Also, you should give in your telephone number to help contact you easily.
For security reasons, we advice all beneficiaries to keep this information
confidential from the public until their cash prize is processed and
released to them.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double beneficiary and
unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.
Note, All Beneficiaries Must claimed their monies by the 31st of MAY, 2008,
otherwise your prize Sum will be returned to IISF.
Congratulations once again !
ALSO ENSURE YOU TYPE THE E-MAIL ADDRESS CORRECTLY TO
ENSURE SAFE & QUICK MAIL DELIVERY/RESPONSE. ISFD WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE
FOR WRONG ACCREDITATION DUE TO ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY OR WRONG
INFORMATION ON THE PART OF BENEFICIARIES .

Best Regards
DR Cheikh Oumar A. Faye
(Hons.LL BSC,IIHND)
Chief Executive Board Of Trustee
ISFD*

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