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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. C.O Kabril" <dr.kabril5@bfasonet.net>
Reply-To: dr.kabril@live.fr
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:29:55 +0000
Subject: Contact for US$6.7Million proposal/Reply


Your attention dear,

I am Dr. C. O. Kabril, I work as the Foreign Operations Manager of our bank
here in Burkina Faso, W. Africa. Although the world is very small place and
hard place to meet people, but as I have developed the trust on you after my
a week fasting and praying, i made up my mind to confide this confidential
business suggestion to you.

There is an over due unclaimed sum of Six Million Seven Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars($6,700,000.00) in my bank, belonging to one of our
dead foreign customers. There were no beneficiaries stated concerning these
funds. Therefore, your request as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the
claim and release of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as
the as the Foreign Business Partner to the deceased.

On the transfer of this fund in your account, you will take 35% as your
share from the total fund, thereafter, 5% will be mapped out for setting up
charitable organistaion home in my country for the purpose of assisting the
helpless ones to meet up with their stars and talents in the today's mordern
world comptetative race.

Please if you are really sure of your trustworthy, integerity,
accountability and confidentiality on this deal, contact me with your
complete profiles including your private telephone (Mobile) number for easy
communication. I am looking forward to read from you soonest.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. C. O. Kabril
Tel: 76380382

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