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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • lbrahim_simboz@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ibrahim simboz" <ibrahimsimboz010@g.pl>
Reply-To: ibrahim_simboz1@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:04:15 +0000
Subject: This message is respectfully yours


From the desk of Mr Ibrahim Simboz
Auditing Manager
African development bank
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
Telephone number 00226 78 1140 05

Dear friend,

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it
was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with me.
My name is Mr Ibrahim Simboz an auditor of African development bank I
discovered existing dormant account for 5years.

When I discovered that there had been neither continuation nor withdrawals
from this account for this long period and our banking laws stipulates that
any unserviceable account for more than 5years will go into the bank revenue
as an unclaimed fund.

I have made personal inquiries about the depositor and his next of kin but
sadly, the depositor and his next of kin died in motor accident while the
rest of the family died in yamousocoro during the crisis, I only made this
investigation just to be double sure of this fact and since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives.

I seek your consent to present yourself as the next of kin of the deceased.
as an auditor in the bank I will use my position in the bank to help you
becoming the next of kin to the estate, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at $25.6million dollars can be transferred to you, this is the story
in a nutshell.

Now I want an account over seas where the bank will transfer this fund.
Thereafter, I will come for the sharing and investment, also to use part of
the money to help the charities hope around the world, it is careful network
and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a
hitch-free operation.

Now my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?.......
2. Can I give you this trust?.......

If yes, send to me your personal information as below:
Your name$B!D!D!D!D(B
Your address$B!D!D!D!D!D!D(B
Your occupation$B!D!D!D!D!D!D(B
Your age$B!D!D!D!D(B
Telephone number$B!D!D!D(B

This information is necessary, consider this and get back to me as soon as
possible, all what I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see
this deal through, I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, please get in
touch with me by my e-mail to enable me outline to you the strategies on how
to go about this.


finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as contained herein be
accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it
deserves; as you send to me your personal information, I will draft out
message which you shall send to the bank for immediate attention, remain
assure that it is legal and you have nothing to fear since it is 100% risk
free.

I expect you're urgent response if you can handle this project, through my
private- mail: lbrahim_simboz@yahoo.fr<http://au.mc461.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lbrahim_simboz@yahoo.fr>)
call me.

This message is respectfully yours,
Mr Ibrahim Simboz

Telephone:00226 78 11 40 05

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