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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • katisawadogo@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kati sawadogo" <ksawadogo3@hosanna.net>
Reply-To: katisawadogo@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:11:35 +0000
Subject: HELLO


Attention:-Sir/Madam

I am an Accountant with AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK, My name is Miss kati
sawadogo , I am the personal Account Manager to Engineer Anderson A , a
National of your Country, who used to work with (RANDGOLD RESOURCES) in
Burkina faso, as an Expatriate.On April 21 2004.My client, his wife, and
their three children were involved in a
car accident along ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended Relatives, To no success.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared un-serviceable
by the bank where these huge deposits are lodged, particularly My bank
AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK. Where thedeceased had an account Valued at about
$4,472,000 Million US Dollars. My bank has issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official
working days.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account
valued at $4,472,000 Million US Dollars can be paid to you and then you and
me can share the money.40,60 settling all foreign expenses (by you) and
local expenses(by me) incidental to the actualization of this deal.

An attorney will be contacted to help us revalidated and procure all the
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee you that this will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
bridge of the law. I can send to you my international passport to enable you
know whom you are transacting with.

Note: I will like you to contact me through my alternative email address for
security reasons. so here is the email address :(katisawadogo@yahoo.fr)

Best Regards,
Miss kati Sawadogo
AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK
Reply to: katisawadogo@yahoo.fr

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