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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)
  • "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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • dr_sawazo1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: dr_sawazo@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:36:39 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT NOTIFICATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: dr_sawazo1@yahoo.com



- DEAR FRIEND I HAVE A BUSINESS TO DO WITH YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS EMAIL. AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT A PROPER WAY OF DISCLOSING A MATTER OF SUCH IMPORTANCE TO YOU, BUT PLEASE BEAR WITH ME AS I WHAT MOST HAVE BEEN OF INTEREST TO YOU. IT IS A BUSINESS PROPOSAL THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH OF US. I AM Dr Hafiz Sawazo THE PRESENT APPOINTED ZONAL DIRECTOR TO THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OF WEST AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO BRANCH. ON MY RESUMPTION TO DUTY I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WHERE SEVERAL TRANSFER MADE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND DUE TO ONE REASON OR THE OTHER THIS FUNDS WHERE NOT RECEIVED BY THE PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS THIS FUNDS WHERE TRANSFERED TO, THE SENDER,S WHERE UNABLE TO SEND THE CONTROL DETAILS TO THE RECEIVER, AND MOST OF THE SENDERS TO OUR OWN RECORDS ARE DECIET. ON MY ASSUMPTION IN OFFICE AS THE NEW ZONAL DIRECTOR I FOUND OUT THAT THIS FUNDS ARE STILL PENDING.THIS BANK HAVE INSTRUCTED ME WITH THE LEGAL AUTHORITY AND THE POWER CONFIRM ON ME AS THE NEW ZONAL !
MANAGER OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER TO EFFECT ALL THE PAYMENT'S OF THIS FUND'S TO THE APROPRATE PERSONS, WITHIN THE NEXT 24HOURS FROM NOW TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS UGLY SITUATION AND WHICH YOU ARE AMONG THE FEW LUCKY OTHERS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY NOW SHOWING IN MY COMPUTER SYSTEM IS CLOSED TO BE ABOUT NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND U.S.DOLLAS (950,000,00 USD) AND RIGHT NOW THE BANK AUTHORITY AND OUR MAIN HEAD QUATER OFFICE IN AMERICA NEW YORK WILL BE DAILOGUEING ON HOW TO REMIT ALL THIS FUND'S BACK BEFORE THE PERIOD OF SEVEN DAYS FROM NOW. I HAVE FOUND A WAY TO GET THIS MONEY TO YOU IF YOU RESPOND THAT THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM. ALL WE NEED TO DO IS TO GET YOU AS THE NEW RECEIVER AND I WILL ACTIVATE THE TRANSFER AND GET TO YOU WITH THE NEW CONTROL DETAILS, BUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER WE WILL SHARE THE FUND. I DONT MIND TO SHARE THE FUNDS 50/50 FOR YOUR ASSITANCE AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION IN AS MUCH THAT YOU WILL GIVE ME YOUR BEST IN MAKI!
NG THIS DREAM OF MINE A REALITY. TRANSFER PROCEDURES (1) THE CONTROL N
UMBER'S WHICH WILL GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO PICKUP THIS FUNDS IN ANY OF OUR OFFICE IN YOUR COUNTRY MUST BE ACTIVATED. (2) NAME TO AFFECT THE TRANSFER PROCEEDS. (3)COUNTRY / TOWN AND CITY. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR TOTAL CO-OPERATION IN THIS COMMITMENT, THANKS AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU. BEST REGARDS,DR HAFIZ SAWAZO, (ZONAL MANAGER WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA ,01 OUAGA 04 11487 ) CELL +22675348257 TELL +226589878525

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