419 scam: ramadan abdu <ramadan1_1abdu@sify.com> WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPOND

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: ramadan abdu <ramadan1_1abdu@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:30:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPOND

ESPERAMOS SU RESPUESTA URGENTE

Estimado amigo, estoy Ramadan Abdu de Burkina Faso, Africa Occidental. Enprimer lugar, acepte mis disculpas y me escribes a este mensaje. Yo soy elgerente de proyectos de ley y sección de intercambio en el departamento de remtttance Exteriores de Bank of Africa (BOA) en Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, en mi departamento me descubrió este ($ 10.5 MILLION EE.UU. dólares) que pertenece a nuestro cliente de un banco fallecidos por favor mensaje para más detalles. Considera, Esto tiene que hacerse rápidamente debido a la ley impuesta por el Primer Ministro británico Gordon Brown en la prensa mundial Confrerence el martes 6 de diciembre de 2005 a 12:18 información GMT.For más sobre la decisión de Primer Ministro sobre las cuentas inactivas consultar el sitio a continuación: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4017381.stm

Atentamente,

El Sr. Ramadán Abdu.

..................................................................................................................................

Good day Sir/Madam,

I am Mr Ramadan Abdu,Manager Foreign Remittance Department,Bank of Africa in (Burkina Faso).I got your email account while searching for a business oriented personality and you happen to be the one.

I bring forth a business proposal in the tune of $10.5m to be transferred to an offshore account with your assistance acting as beneficiary and next-of-kin to the funds.

If you know you are capable of involving and partaking in this transaction, please send down the following personal details to me at my private email id account for briefing and more clarification:.

(1)Full names:........................ .....
(2)Occupation:................ ..............
(3)Age and Sex:..........................
(4)Marital Status:................
(5)Private phone number:..................
(6)Current residential address:..................

Thank you and regards.

Mr Ramadan Abdu.

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