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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: usman_kabore100@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:04:14 +0530 (IST)
Subject: from:usman kabore.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: u_kabore580@yahoo.in



- Dear friend, with all due respect,I am Mr.usman kabore, Director of the Auditing section of African Development Bank, Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa.When auditing abandoned and outstanding accounts of the bank,I discovered the secret file of one of our late customers who lodged US$10.5 million into this bank.I am contacting you as a foreigner to apply to the bank for this fund to be transferred into your account for our mutual benefit.Please reply back for more explanation about the transaction, you can call me on +226-76-77-57-84. Regards, Mr.usman kabore.

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