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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 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)
  • "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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • mike.compare28@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mike compare" <mikecompare2@jabster.pl>
Reply-To: mike.compare28@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:27:11 +0000
Subject: TOP SECRET


*DEAR FRIEND,
*
**
* FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENT IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY
VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET**
*
**
*I am MR paul compore,the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of Africa Development Bank(A.D.B)Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West
Africa.With due respect and regard, I have decided to contact you on a
business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end
of the transaction.

From my Department in the bank, I discovered an abandoned sum of
twenty five million five hundred thousand UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($25.5
million) that belongs to one of our customer who died along with his entire
famillies,on 28TH december, 2000 CONCORDE PLANE CRASH[Flight AF4590 ] with
the whole passengers aboard.The name of the deceased man was (MR. SHADI
ARIBI MONTHER) from lebanon).

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant(A Banker) We are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who
will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also present a
foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on
his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the
correspondent branch of the bank where the $ 25.5Million United States
Dollars will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

I dont want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed
Bill,Besides our Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such
money remained unclaimed after 10 years, the money will be transferred into
the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin
in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner
and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 40% of the
total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone
bills,while 50% will be for me. Please, you have been adviced to keep "top
secret" as i am still in service and intend to retire from service after I
conclude this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm
the money in your account and i will come down to your country for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated
and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us
to invest in.

**All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from
you and i look forward to receive your responce to my personal; email
address.(mike.compare28@yahoo.fr)***
*Name............................
Your Sex.................................
Your Age.................................
Your Country..............................
Passport / driving license.......
Marital Status......................
Your Occupation..........................
Your Personal Mobile Number....................
Your Personal Fax Number......................
Best Regards
Paul Compore
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