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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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • maham_ibraham@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Maham Ibraham" <maham_ibraham@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:11:53 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: LETTER FROM MR. MAHAM IBRAHAM.


FROM THE DESK OF MR MAHAM IBRAHAM,
DIRECTOR AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)=20
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.=20
=20
DEAR FRIEND,=20
=20
I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH DESPERATE AND PERSONAL SEARCH ON THE WEB WHE=
N I WAS SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE I COULD REALLY TRUST, AND I WISH TO EXPRE=
SS MY INTEREST TO HANDLE THIS MATTER WITH YOU, AS I BELIEVE THAT YOU AR=
E RELIABLE IN HANDLING THIS TYPE OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTION. THOUGH W=
E HAVE NOT MET BEFORE, I BELIEVE ONE HAS TO RISK CONFIDING IN SOMEONE T=
O SUCCEED SOMETIMES IN LIFE, BUT HOWEVER IS NOT MANDATORY OR IN ANY MAN=
NER COMPEL YOU TO HONOUR AGAINST YOUR WILL. ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SUPPOSE T=
O CONTACT YOU THROUGH EMAIL BUT IT IS BECAUSE OF THE CONFIDENTIAL NATUR=
E OF THIS TRANSACTION, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME, I AM MR. MAHAM IBRAHAM, DIR=
ECTOR AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT, BANK OF AFRICA - BOA, (BURKINA FASO=
).
=20
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION TO CA=
RRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT. ON JUNE 6, 1999,AN =
OIL CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR WITH DUBAI PETROLEUM CORPORATION/CPL BURKINA =
FASO, MR DAVID AMEERALY, MADE A NUMBERED TIME (FIXED) DEPOSIT FOR TWELV=
E CALENDAR MONTHS, VALUED AT 20, 000.000 (TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES =
DOLLARS ONLY) IN BANK OF AFRICA BURKINA FASO. UPON MATURITY I SENT A RO=
UTINE NOTIFICATION TO HIS FORWARDING ADDRESS BUT GOT NO REPLY. AFTER A =
MONTH, WE SENT A REMINDER AND FINALLY WE DISCOVERED FROM HIS CONTRACT E=
MPLOYERS, THE DUBAI PETROLEUM CORPORATION THAT MR DAVID AMEERALY, DIED =
IN THE PLANE CRASH ON OCTOBER 31,1999, (AN EGYPTIAN BOEING767FLIGHT 990=
) WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ON BOARD. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT=
THAT HE DIED WITHOUT MAKING A WILL AND ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF K=
IN WERE FRUITLESS. I THEREFORE MADE FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERE=
D THAT MR DAVID AMEERALY, DID NOT DECLARE ANY NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIONS =
IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HIS BANK DEPOSIT PAPERWORK IN =
THE BANK.=20
=20
THIS SUM OF USD $20, 000, 000.00 AND THE INTEREST ARE BEING ROLLED OVER=
WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. NO ONE WILL EVER COME =
FORWARD TO CLAIM IT AND ACCORDING TO BURKINA FASO LAW, AT THE EXPIRATIO=
N OF 10 (TEN) YEARS, THE MONEY WILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE BURK=
INA FASO GOVERNMENT IF NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUND.
MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR D=
AVID AMEERALY, SO THAT THE FRUIT OF THIS OLD MAN LABOR WILL NOT GET INT=
O THE HANDS OF SOME CORRUPT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THIS IS SIMPLE, I WIL=
L LIKE YOU TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATELY YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS SO THAT I =
CAN FORWARD TO YOU THE CONTACT OF OUR BANK ATTORNEY FOR PREPARING THE N=
ECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND AFFIDAVITS WHICH WILL PUT YOU IN PLACE AS THE NE=
XT OF KIN.=20
=20
ANY BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, WHICH YOU WILL PROVIDE, WILL=
THEN FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY/N=
EXT OF KIN. THE MONEY WILL BE PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR US TO SHARE IN=
RATIO OF 45% FOR ME AND 45% FOR YOU AND 10 % WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXP=
ENSES IN CURED DURING THE BUSINESS. THERE IS NO RISK AT ALL. THE PAPERW=
ORK FOR THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DONE BY THE ATTORNEY LEGALLY AND IF YO=
U ARE INTERESTED PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY AND UPON YOUR RESPONSES, I SH=
ALL PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS AND RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT WILL HE=
LP YOU UNDERSTAND THE TRANSACTION.=20
=20
PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY AND BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRA=
NSACTION WOULD BE MOST PROFITABLE FOR BOTH OF US BECAUSE I SHALL REQUIR=
E YOUR ASSISTANCE TO INVEST MY SHARE IN YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE REPLY THRO=
UGH THIS E-MAIL; MAHAM_IBRAHAM@YAHOO.COM=20

PLEASE UPON THE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL, SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS BELOW T=
O ENABLE ME START THE PROCESSING OF THE TRANSFER;
1. YOUR FULL NAMES=20
2. PHONE NUMBER AND FAX,=20
3. COMPLETE ADDRESS.
4. AGE
5. PROFESSION.
6. VALID IDENTITY WITH A FULL PICTURE.
=20
REGARDS,=20
MR. MAHAM IBRAHAM.


=A1Vive la pasi=F3n del f=FAtbol! Toda la Copa Am=E9rica, en Starmedia =
http://pan.segundosfuera.com/copaamerica/

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