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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • zafar_abba@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adel Yusuf" <adelyusuf0010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: adel_yusuf@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:00:30 +0000
Subject: Contant my accountant to have your bank draft.

Dear good friend,
 
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?.You may not understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from Singapore who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.

 I thank you for your great efforts to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you. But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund into my new partner's account in Singapore, who was eventually, capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your efforts, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness You showed during the course of the transaction.

I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of USD$520,000.00 ( FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DECIMAL ZERO-ZERO UNITED STATES DOLLARS) I have left a certified international bank draft for you worth of USD$520,000.00 cashable everywhere in the world. My Dear good friend I will like you to contact my Accountant,in Cotonou Benin Republic,his name is Mr. Zafar Abba his direct email address at zafar_abba@yahoo.fr for the collection of your certified bank draft.

I authorized him to release the Bank Draft to you whenever you contact him regarding for it. At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects,which I and the new partner are having at hand. Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart, Also comply with  Mr. Zafar Abba's directives so that he will send the draft to you without any delay.

Contact Name: Zafar Abba.
Accountant Officer.
Benin Republic.
His email address: (zafar_abba@yahoo.fr)
 
Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your correct mailing address where you want him to send the draft to you.Thanks and God bless you and your family.Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your bank draft.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Adel Yusuf.

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