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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "urgent assistance" (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)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found 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.
  • adukarimlamba@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adukarim lamba" <adukarimlamba4@biz.by>
Reply-To: adukarimlamba@hotmail.fr
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:43:03 +0000
Subject: Very Urgent


Dear Friend,

I am the the Director in charge of Auditing section Bank in the Group Bank
of African,I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($19.3
million immediately to your account.
I will send you full details on how the business will be executed and also
note that you will have some percentage of the above mentioned amount if you
agree to help me execute this business,Reply to (
adukarimlamba@hotmail.fr)or+226_7500<http://us.mc559.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=adukarimlamba@hotmail.fr)or+226_7500>5433
Now permit me to ask some few questions. 1. Can you honestly help me as
your partner?

2. Can i completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question
will be good for you after the money is transfer to your country?

4.Can you help me to come over to your country and further my educational
carrier?
5.Can you assure me of the confidentiality of this transaction, So that
when coming in to your country there would not be focus of attention.
Waiting for your urgent reply and God bless you .

Thanks.
Mr,Adukarim

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