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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • donald_kaberuka@movemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • revjohnbernard@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DONALD KABERUKA <donald_kaberuka7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <donald_kaberuka@movemail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 08:54:43 -0600
Subject: HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU



Mr. Kaberuka,President, African Development Bank, (WWW.AFDB.ORG) No 12 Tinubu Square Lagos-Nigeria TEL-234-1-4164964Email: donald_kaberuka@movemail.com Sir/Madam. I am Mr. Donald Kaberuka, the President African Development Bank (ADB). This is to bring to your notice that my office has taken over all the money transactions originated from all parts of African and European countries for Contract payments, Fund inheritance or Lottery Winning Funds due to unauthorized/incapability of financial institutions/security companies in releasing such huge sum of money due to frauds, terrorists and money Laundry activities going on world wide. We have received an authorization to pay you the initial sum of US$18, 000, 000 (Eighteen Million US Dollars Only) or equivalent of it in your country's acceptable currency in the event that your money is more than that. Those with less than US$18,000,000 will receive full payment accordingly. The World Bank Group (WBG) has mandated the African Development Bank (ADB) via my Office to release funds to beneficiaries through certified International Cashier's Bank Draft. Fortunately, your name appears as one of the fund beneficiaries whom their fund was successfully cleared recently from Terrorist and Money laundry verification. Now, your money will be released to you through International Cashier's Bank Draft that will be cashable from any International Bank in your country. This is so in other to avoid paying excess charges in the course of getting your money. As regard to this arrangement, you are advised to contact the telex director Rev John Bernard through his direct email; (revjohnbernard@yahoo.co.uk) to issue the International Cashier's bank Draft with your complete and detailed particulars like name and your mailing address including telephone and fax numbers etc. Other details concerning this payment would be made known to you upon receiving feedback from you. Make your contact directly to Rev John Bernard preferably by Email (revjohnbernard@yahoo.co.uk) any time because we are working 24 Hours now to be able to meet up the mandate of (7 bank working days) given to us by the World Bank to pay beneficiaries their funds. Thank you. Sincerely, Mr. Donald Kaberuka (President) www.afdb.org




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