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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:
  • "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)
  • ",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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • bangali_sah@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bangali_sah57 Gazeta.pl" <bangali_sah57@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: bangali_sah@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:25:24 +0100
Subject: FROM MR BANGALI, VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL


Greetings to you,

My name is Mr.Bangali Sah, a banker here in Burkinafaso. I write you this
proposal in good faith as a brother. In 2002 a Crude Oil dealer Late Mr.
Katiff Sallah, made a fixed deposit for 36 calendar months, valued at
twenty two Million Five hundred Thousand US Dollars (USD22,500,000.00)
with my bank. I was his account officer before I rose to the position of
manager. The maturity date for this deposit contract was 20th of August
2005. Unfortunately, he was killed in a Car hijacking on road between
Tikrit and Bayji on the 23rd of August 2004 in Iraq. The account has no
next of kin and he did not include any other living relatives to inherit
this fund. http://icasualties.org/oif/Civ.aspx
Some top management officials of the bank have been trying to find out
from me the information about this account and the owner, but I have
kept it closed because, I know that if they become aware that Mr. Katiff is
now late, they will corner the funds for themselves. I am seeking your
co-operation to present you as the next of kin / business partner to
the account since you are a foreigner, so that my bank head quarters
will release the funds to you. It is only a foreigner who can claim the
funds in the account. Please, treat as top secret, I am the only person
having this information. Let me know your interest and your terms if we
will use your bank account to receive this money.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this
interests you, I want to remind you of the confidentiality of this
Transaction at hand whatever your decision is. I await your urgent
response,and fill those question below to enable us proceed this business
onward. Here is my private email adress bangali_sah@yahoo.fr


Your Full Name..........................
Your Sex.................................
Your Age..................................
Your Country..............................
Your pass or photo.......................
Your Occupation..........................
Your Personal Mobile Number.........
Your Personal Fax Number.............

As soon as i receive your positive respond i will send you the text of
application which you will use to apply in my bank as next of kin.

Regards,
Mr Bangali Sah.

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