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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)
• 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.
  • pasca_nik@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: pascanik02@internet.lu
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:38:42 +0200
Subject: Appointment!

Banque Internationale Pour Le Commerce,
Industrie et Agriculture Du Burkina (BICIA-B)
Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso.
West Africa.
www.biciab.bf
Private email: pasca_nik@yahoo.fr

Dear friend,

I am Pascaline Nikiema.Directrice de la Comptabilité ,Banque Internationale Pour Le Commerce, Industrie Et Agriculture Du Burkina (BICIA-B) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa. I know this message might meet you in utmost surprise; however, it’sjust my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.

I am a banker by profession from Burkina Faso in west Africa and currently holding the post of Directrice de la Comptabilité,BICIAB.I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds ($5.5million) of one of my bank clients Mr. Andreas Schranner, who died along with his entire family on 31 July 2000 in a plane crash.You can confirm the genuine of the deceased death by clicking on this web site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 60/40 ,If you agree to my business proposal quickly respond back by indicating your willingness to be part of this great business opportunity, equally include your contacts telephone numbers and further details of the project will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your return mail. Send your reply
via my private email thus: pasca_nik@yahoo.fr

Best regards.
Pascaline Nikiema.
Directrice de la Comptabilité

Anti-fraud resources:

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