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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)
• 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.
  • private_contact3@maktoob.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frances Adama" <frances_adama5@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:35:47 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: THIS MASSAGE IS VERY URGENT PLEASE.


MESSAGE URGENT REPLY NEEDED.
FROM MR. FRANCES ADAMA.
DEAR FRIEND,

CCNFIDENCIAL AND TOP SECRET!!

I kNOW THAT THIS MAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE. I AM THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER IN BANK OF AFRICA. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT EXPOSE OR BETRAY THIS TRUST AND CONFIDENT THAT I AM ABOUT TO REPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF OUR BOTH FAMILIES.

I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN THIS TRANSFERRING ON THE SUM OF $3.3MILLION USD TO BE TRANSFERRED IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR ACCOUNT . THE MONEY HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR MANY YEARS IN OUR BANK HERE WITH OUT ANY BODY COMMING FOR THE CLAIM.
THE BANK WILL RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER WITH MY AID AND SOME OF MY COLEGUES. (THE ONWER OF THE ACCOUNT)WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN IN AN AIR CRASH SINCE JULY 2000.

SINCE I DONT WANT THE MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANKS TREASURY AS AN ABANDONED FUND. SO THIS IS THE REASON I CONTACTED YOU ,SO THAT MY BANK WILL RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.
PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS PROPOSAL AS A TOP SECRET AND DELETE IF YOU ARE NOT INTRESTED.

UPON RECEIPT OF YOU REPLY ,I WILL SEND YOU FULL DETAILS ON HOW THE TRANSFERR WILL BE EXECUTED AND ALSO NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE 25% OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUM, IF YOU AGREE TO DO TRANSACTION WITH ME.

Mr.Frances Adama.
Bank Of Africa,Burkina Faso-West Africa
PS.REPLY TO; private_contact3@maktoob.com



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