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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • kabore_sambo01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kabore sambo" <kabore_sambo0@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 22:35:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: MR KABORE SAMBO.


FROM THE DESK OF MR.KABORE SAMBO.
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND =
ACCOUNTING SECTION
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO,=20
WEST AFRICA.=20
E-MAIL=3D(KABORE_SAMBO01@YAHOO.FR)
PRIVATE PHONE 00226 78 12 82 24.
=20
DEAR FRIEND,
=20
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
=20
I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE NEVER MET BE=
FORE. I AM THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING SECTION OF B.O.A BANK OF =
AFRICAN, I HOPED THAT YOU WILL NOT EXPOSE OR BETRAY THIS TRUST AND CONF=
IDENT THAT I AM ABOUT TO REPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF OUR BO=
TH FAMILIES. I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF T=
WENTY-TWO MILLION AND SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS=20
($22.600 000MUSD). IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE MONEY HAS BEEN D=
ORMANT (IN-ACTIVE) FOR 10 YEARS IN OUR BANK HERE WITHOUT ANY BODY COMIN=
G FOR IT.=20
=20
I WANT TO RELEASE THE FUND TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO OUR DECEASED=
CUSTOMER (THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT) WHO DIED A LONG WITH HIS SUPPOSED =
NEXT OF KIN IN AIR CRASH SINCE ON FEBRUARY 16,1998. I DON'T WANT THE FU=
ND TO GO INTO OUR BANK TREASURY AS AN ABANDONED FUND, SO THIS IS THE RE=
ASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU, SO THAT MY BANK WILL RELEASE THE FUND TO YOU =
AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.=20
=20
PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS PROPOSAL AS A TOP SECRET AND DELET=
E IT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND =
YOU THE APPLICATION LETTER YOU WILL FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK FOR TRANS=
FER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND ALSO NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE=
40% OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED AMOUNT IF YOU AGREE TO HELP ME EXECUTE THIS=
BUSINESS. AND ALSO 10 % HAD BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR YOU FOR THE EXPENSE YO=
U WILL MAKE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND 50% IS FOR ME. I NEED YOU INFORMATI=
ON SO THAT I WILL SEND YOU THE APPLICATION LETTER. =
=20
YOUR FULL INFOEMATIONS =20
YOUR NAME........................=20
YOUR HOME ADDRESSES........
COUNTRY..........................=20
HOME TELEPHONE................
PRIVATE TELEPHONE.............
FAX NO.............................
MARITAL STATUS.................
AGE..................................
OCCUPATION......................

FOR SECURITY PURPOSE I WILL LIKE YOU TO CONTACTS ME IN MY PRIVATE E-MAI=
L ADDRESS =3D ( KABORE_SAMBO01@YAHOO.FR)
=20
THANKS AND WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE,
=20
=20
BEST REGARDS,
=20
MR KABORE SAMBO
(B.O.A) BANK OF AFRICA .

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