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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)
  • "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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • jsamba101@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: janet Samba <jsamba33@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:13:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Great Opportunity.




Dear friend,
 
Greetings,
 
I am Mrs. Janet Samba, an accountant of auditing and accounting section of Bank of Africa in Cote D`Ivoire.
With due respect and regard I wish to seek your urgent assistance to transfer the sum of (U.S.7 MILLION DOLLARS) SEVEN MILLION from the above-mentioned bank. This money belongs to one of our customers, (Robert Rice) who died in a plane crash with his wife and    the fund has been lying dormant with the bank with out any claim, from his either family or relation up to date.
I am contacting you to act as the next of kin to the deceased. There is no risk in this transaction, as all loopholes have been taken care and all necessary information¢s as regards to this fund has been secured.
Be notified that I am still working with the bank, it is only me, and my colleagues that are aware of this development, thus treat this proposal as confidential and secret for our security.
I have served the bank faithfully for good number of years and 'am presently preparing for my retirement therefore, I see this as an excellent opportunity to be comfortable in life after retirement.
As soon as this fund is secure into your account, I will come over for the collection of our due share.
 
The sharing mod is as follows: 20% for you the account owner, 70% for me and my colleagues, while 10% will be set aside for expenses made during the transaction.
Here is the website of the plane crash that took the life of the account owner and his family:
 
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
 
Please reply to; jsamba101@yahoo.com
 
Looking forward to hearing from you. 
  My regards,
Mrs. Samba

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