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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)
  • "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.
  • mr_philip001@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mr_philip001@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:09:08 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT


*DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR. PHILIP CARLOS , A BANKER IN ONE OF THE REPUTABLE BANK IN BURKINA
FASO. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS PROPOSAL OF AUS$10.5M (TEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR). THE DEPOSITOR OF THE
SAID FUND DIED WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY DURING THEA IRAQ WAR IN 2006. THE
DECEASED CUSTOMER USED HIS WIFE AS THE NEXT OF KIN BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
THE WIFE DIED ALONG SIDE WITH HIM LEAVING NOBODY FOR THE CLIAM.

ACCORDING TO OUR BANKING LAW, IF THE FUND REMAIN UNCLAIMED FOR TWO (2) YEARS
THEN, THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFER INTO THE RESERVE BANK OF BURKINA AS
UNCLAIMED BILL. I DON'T WANT THE FUND TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AND AS
SUCH, LET US CLAIM THE FUND NOW.*

*I WANT TO PRESENT YOU AS HIS COUSIN OR BUSINESS PARTNER SO THAT THE BANK
WILL TRANSFER THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FOR US TO SHARE IT. YOUR
PERCENTAGE WILL BE 40% WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME. *

*PLEASE REPLY TO THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS*

<http://fr.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=155ul4d3r/M=200071361.201417468.202685183.200942597/D=frmail/S=398314949:HEAD/Y=FR/EXP=1215634170/L=gxD2aVf4b7vD4kXVSHToCwHjxBz6mEh0_toACe5u/B=KpshSdkMBCk-/J=1215626970783498/A=200623650/R=8/SIG=14uungokg/*http://edit.europe.yahoo.com/config/eval_profile?.done=http://fr.mc283.mail.yahoo.com%2fmc%2fcompose%3fymv%3d0%26.rand%3d490125438%26uc%3d1&.src=ym&.intl=fr>
* **mr_philip001@yahoo.fr* <mr_philip001@yahoo.fr>
*AS AN INSIDER IN THIS BANK, I ASSURE YOU THAT, THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
RISK FREE. IF YOU ARE WILLING FOR THE DEAL, CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS BUT
IF YOU ARE NOT CAPABLE, PLEASE NOTIFY ME. *

*THE TRANSACTION WILL TAKE US ONLY 14 BANKING DAYS. NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT THE
FUND AND AS SUCH, YOU MUST KEEP THE SECRET WITHIN YOU OK.YOU MUST KEEP THIS
DEAL AS SECRET FOR THE SECURITY OF THE FUND. DO NOT DISCLOSE THIS DEAL TO
ANYBODY BECAUSE I WANT THE SECRET TO BE BETWEEN US ONLY. *

*I WILL GIVE YOU THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK
FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT ON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR
MESSAGE. I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THE BANK UNTIL
YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND ASK ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR
COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGE INDICATED
ABOVE.*

*YOU CAN SEE THE NEWS IN BBC AND CNN REGARDING THEIR DEATH:*

*http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.deaths/*<http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.deaths/>
* *

*http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6040054.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6040054.stm>
** <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm><http://www.wral.com/news/2345844/detail.html>

*I WILL BE GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE AS TO
ENABLE ME GIVE YOU THE APPLICATION TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK.
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS*
<http://fr.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=1557j8ble/M=200071361.201640275.202874857.201160144/D=frmail/S=398314139:HEAD/Y=FR/EXP=1211592901/L=EowhWFf4b7t4nDR9SDdTJQD9Kcvkw0g3VKUACfZG/B=.xyCKtkMBPE-/J=1211585701760695/A=200786007/R=8/SIG=1500ghgvk/*http://edit.europe.yahoo.com/config/eval_profile?.done=http://fr.mc282.mail.yahoo.com%2fmc%2fshowFolder%3f%26fid%3dInbox%26.rand%3d2040777527&.src=ym&.intl=fr>
*mr_philip001@yahoo.fr* <mr_philip001@yahoo.fr>

*BEST REGARD,
MR. PHILIP CARLOS,*
* A BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER.*
**
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