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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:
  • "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)
  • "you will be given 30%" (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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "observe utmost confidentiality" (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 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.
  • wi.hypolite@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "wambi hypolite" <wambihypolite01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wi.hypolite@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 09:12:30 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME IF


*Dear Sir/ Madam*

* *
* Compliments of the day,with due respect, trust, and humanity, Im write to
you in order to propose a business transaction which I believe will be of a
great interest to both of us.I found your contact while I was doing a
private research on the Internet after my fasting & prayers to get a
reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist the projact of
transfering this fund into his or her companies or private account.*
* *
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* First of all,Im Mr.Wambi Hypolite a native of Burkina Faso in West
African region. I am a senior member of a reputable bank in Burkina Faso.
This transaction involves an investment portfolio of 18 million dollars in
our bank which I wish to acquire with your help and assistance. *
* *
* *
* This fund belong to a foreign customer of the bank I work with and no one
else knows about this account as he died together with his wife who is the
real next of kin to the fund. I am contacting you for us to transfer this
fund into your bank account as the next of kin/beneficiary of the fund. *
* *
* *
* I need your full co-operation to make this transaction manifest because
the management of the bank is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner
who has correct information of this account which I will give to you in
order to pull this fund into your bank account for both of us. *
* *
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* Upon your positive response, and once I am convinced that you are capable
and will meet up with the inheritance procedures, I will send to you the
application letter that you will re-send to the bank for the claim of the
fund. *
* *
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* This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of this transaction or law, and you will be compensated
adequately according to agreed commissions. Having said, all that is
required now is your complete trust and honest cooperation to enable us see
this transaction through. *
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* *
* You will have to show commitments to the cause as time will be of great
importance in what ever we have to do. If you are interested and prepared
to work with me according to thesedictates, please reply to this mail
immediately so that we can discuss, make assessments and after your basic
understanding of the whole business, we have to commence the process by
which we will actualize the project. *
* *
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* At the end of this transaction, you will be given 30% of the total
amount while 60% will be for me and 10% will be for expenses both parties
might have incurred during the process of transferring. *
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* You should observe utmost CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY in this
transaction, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us. *
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* I will require your assistance to invest my share in your country after
all. Contact me through this email address:
wi.hypolite@yahoo.fr<http://us.mc574.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=wi.hypolite@yahoo.fr>I
wish you a pleasant day as I hope to read from you soon.
*
* *
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*Yours Sincerely,*

*Mr.Wambi Hypolite *

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