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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:
  • "million us 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)
• 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.
  • ibru_james1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ibru james <ibru_james2@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 03:15:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION/CONFIDENTIAL .


Mr Ibru James
Director,Treasury Department.
UTB Bank-Dapaong Lome-Togo.

Dear

I am the above named and addressed.My intention of writing you this brief notice is to seek your confidence and unbiased efforts in a partnership that will be of immense mutual benefit for both of us.

I hereby bring to your knowledge about records of unclaimed fund with total sum of $18.5 million us dollars that i discovered during one of my routine checks and record updates belonging to a rich business magnet late Mr J . Feilich who lost his dear life through an industrial mishap on the 17th December 2004 .

I also discovered that there was no records of next of kinship mentioned in the ICP data folders by this deceased customer, you have the advantage to be presented as the next of kin to this fund.Since,this deceased person was a foreigner,which makes it very difficult for an indigenous person to be presented to this claim,hence the reason why i have contacted you.Our bank internal policy as relates to unclaimed foreign dormant accounts demands that after a period of 815 days of non funtionability of such account,then it will be declared as unserviceable and thereafter gets confiscated via the central bank to the government pulse.

All modalities including ration/percentage share will be discussed in our next discuss.Note that i have all required information and documents that would be needed to ensure success in this transcation so that you dont have to worry on how to proof your heirship to the bank authorities.

I am waiting for your immediate and positive response as fast as possible. You can call me as soon as you receive this mail or forward your direct telephone number(s) to me so that i can call you whenever necessary.My number is 00228 939 29 96.
Yours sincerely,

Please respond as soon as possible via my private email address .....
ibru_james1@yahoo.com

Mr Ibru James .
Director,Treasury Department.
UTB Bank-Dapaong Lome-Togo.


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