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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mr.c.bamak@centrum.cz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:06:04 +0200
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT


WITH DUE RESPECT
DEAREST ONE,
SINCERELY I KNOW THAT THIS LETTER WILL COME AS A SURPRISE TO YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE OR SPOKEN ON TELEPHONE FORMALLY BEFORE BUT DUE TO THE URGENCY INVOLVED THAT’S WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU IMMEDIATELY WITH PRIOR FORMALITY.
IN BRIEF INTRODUCTION I AM MS. MAMI ROSE BAMAK, THE DAUGHTER OF A BUSINESS TYCOON IN ABIDJAN (EMILE C. BAMAK) LATE IN MEMORY.I AM SENDING THIS LETTER FROM COTE D' IVOIRE WHERE I AM PRESENTLY LIVING. THOUGH I DO NOT KNOW TO WHAT EXTENT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE EVENTS IN COTE D’IVOIRE. HOWEVER DURING THE DISTURBANCE AND PRIOR TO MY FATHER’S DEATH HE GAVE ME A CERTIFICATE MEANT FOR A FIXED DEPOSIT KEPT IN A BANK HERE IN COTE D' IVOIRE. MY FATHER MADE A DEPOSIT OF FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS. I HAVE GONE TO THE BANK TO CONFIRM AND ESTABLISHED OWNERSHIP AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
RIGHT NOW PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP IN TRANSFERRING THIS FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY BUT PERSONALLY IT IS THE FEAR OF BETRAYAL FROM ANY ONE ARROUND ME HERE THAT INFORMED MY DECISION TO CONTACT A NEUTRAL INDIVIDUAL OUT SIDE AFRICA LIKE YOU WHO WILL NOT CHEAT OR BETRAY ME.
AND I WANT YOU TO EDUCATE ME ON OTHER INVESTMENT POTENTIAL IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I WOULD NOT LIKE TO INVEST OR STAY IN ANY OF THE AFRICAN COUNTRIES DUE TO POLITICAL CRISIS AND PERSECUTION. IF MY PROPOSAL AROUSES YOUR INTEREST DO NOT HESITATE TO REPLY ME FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION AND INFORMATIONS.
FINALLY PLEASE YOU KNOW WE NEED ABSOLUTE TRUST AND CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION TO ENSURE SUCCESS AS MY ENTIRE HOPE AND SURVIVAL IS PLACED ON THIS TRANSACTION, PLEASE REACH ME AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS MAIL. WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS [mr.c.bamak@centrum.cz ] 
THANKS FOR YOUR ANTISIPATION CO-OPERATION AND GOD BLESS YOU
BEST REGARDS,
MS. MAMI ROSE BAMAK.
 

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam