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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)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22504775126 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.anilkumar25@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.P.S.Anil Kumar" <mrpsanil@web.de>
Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 21:19:17 +0200
Subject: From Mr P.S. Anil Kumar


>From Mr P.S. Anil Kumar
CREDIT AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
(SGBCI)-Société Générale de Banques en Côte dIvoire
5 et 7 Avenue Joseph Anoma, 01 BP 1355
Abidjan, Côte dIvoire Reply to my private Id (mr.anilkumar@bigmir.net [mailto:mr.anilkumar@bigmir.net]) Dear Friend .
(Confidencial)
In brief introduction,I am Mr P.S. Anil Kumar an Indian,the director in charge of credit and exchange section of(SGBCI)-Société Générale de Banques en Côte dIvoire with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction .

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on Monday, 31 July, 2000, in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.

The said amount was U.S $20.6M (twenty million six hundred United States dollars).As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information through the ABIDJAN chamber of commerce on foreign business relations here in ABIDJAN,COTE DIVOIRE.

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

For your clarifications and confirmation visit website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 40% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 50% will be for me. Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you.

Please Send me the following informations to enable me note your seriousness in this transaction,as i mentioned below
If you are interested,reply through my private Id(mr.anilkumar25@yahoo.co.in [mailto:mr.anilkumar25@yahoo.co.in])
or call me onthis +225 04 77 51 26 Your home/office
address...................................
Your telephone/fax
number..................................
Your age/ocupation.........................................
Nationality................................................
I look forward to receive your email.

Thanks
My Regards.
Mr P.S. Anil Kumar



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