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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)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • info_salamia1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Salami Hassan <info_salamia1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dr_salamiandfamily2008@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:38:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Greetings To You___Reply Fast


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: info_salamia1@yahoo.com



- Dear Friend Indeed, I am Dr Salami Hassan , the Director in charge of Auditing and Accounting Section of Continental Bank Plc in Lome with due respect and regards. 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. During my investigation and audting in the bank department , I came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased ( late ) person, a foriegner who died on november 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with the bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation till now because there is no where to locate his family since he is a stranger when he was in this country . Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful during the time of execution. The amount involved is USD$20.5 M ( TWENTY million FIVE HUNDREDunited states dollars). As it may intrest you to know, I got your impressive information through an international business equiry on internet. I beleive you will be viable and capable to receive this magnitude Fund into your bank account without betraying me . Meanwhile all the whole arrangement is to put claim over this fund as the bonafide NEXT OF KIN to the late fund owner, Because you are bearing the same last name and this will enable you get the required approval and transfer this money to your account then i will come over to meet you in your country then share and invest the fund in your country .All other necessary information will be sent to you immediately I hear from you .I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal and send me your full names and direct telephone number for better communication on phone to move this fund into your bank account over there in your country because the bank will send you all the original certificates of this fund through Dhl Currier service company to enable you have the original copies of the certificates at hand before the fund will arrive .Reply quickly,Yours sincerely ,Dr Salami Hassan.

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