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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • azizah_immam1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mmam1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs.azizah immam azizah" <mrsazizahimmam1@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:14:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: BILL & EXCHANGE MANAGER


BILL & EXCHANGE MANAGER
MRS.AZIZAH IMMAM
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER.=20
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.=20
(BIB) BANK OF AFRICAN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.=20

( REPLY TO : azizah_immam1@yahoo.com)=20
I AM MRS.AZIZAH IMMAM ALL THE PLEASURE IS FOR ME TO WRITE THIS MESSAGE =
TO YOU IN ORDER TO REQUEST YOUR INVALUABLE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE REALIZAT=
ION OF A VERY IMPORTANT BUSINESS WHICH MUST BE TREATED IN GREATEST DISC=
RETION. I CONSEQUENTLY ASK YOU TO TAKE NOTE, WITHOUT YOU TO ASTONISH BY=
THE CHOICE WHICH I CARRY ON YOUR PERSON BY SEIZING THIS HAPPY OPPORTUN=
ITY TO MAKE CONTACT OF YOU.=20

I AM OFFICER IN-CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING IN BANK OF AFRICA IN =
THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT HERE IN BURKINA FASO, I HAVE BE WORKI=
NG IN THIS BANKING INSTITUTION FOR MORE THAN 11YEARS. THE LATE CUSTOMER=
MR ANDREAS SCHRAMMER WAS APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO NEW YORK IN 1993 TO 1=
999; AND A MINISTER FOR BUSINESSES AND FOREIGN AFFAIR IN ITS COUNTRY. H=
E WAS A MEMBER INFLUENCING IN THE MEDIATION OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN TH=
E UNITED STATES AND IRAQ IN THE YEARS 1980.=20

HE FOUND DEATH ON FRIDAY JULY 5, 2003 AT NEW YORK IN THE CENTRE COMMEMO=
RATIVE OF CANCER OF SLOAN-KETTERING OF THE CONTINUATION OF A CRISIS CAR=
DIAC. DURING MY INVESTIGATION IN THE BANK I DISCOVER THAT THE DECEASED =
CUSTOMER DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $49,850,000 DOLLAR (FORTY NINE MILLION EI=
GHT HUNDRED AN FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) AND I NOTICE IN THE FILE THAT DU=
RING THE DEPOSITION OF THIS MONEY WITH THE BANK HE DID NOT INDICATE IS =
TRUE NEXT OF KIN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN IS PAPER WORK WITH THE BA=
NK OF AFRICA, AFTER ALL INTENSIVE ROUTING INVESTIGATION I FIND OUT THAT=
NO BODY HAVE EVER COME TO PUT CLAIM FOR THE RELEASED OF THIS MONEY.=20=

IT IS UPON THIS I AM NOW SEIZING THE PRIVILEGE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CONTA=
CT YOU AS TO APPLY TO THE BANK AS A RELATIVE TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.=20=


AS A FOREIGN PARTNER WHICH THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFER INTO YOU ACCOUNT=
, YOU ARE ENTITLE TO 40% OF THE TOTAL MONEY WHY 55% WILL BE FOR ME AS T=
HE MODERATOR OF THIS TRANSACTION AND 5% IS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR MEASEALL=
ANOUSE EXPENDITURE THAT MAY BE INCUR DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACT=
ION. I WILL URGE YOU TO GO THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL PROPERLY AND LET ME KN=
OW IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ACCORD ME THIS ASSISTANCE FOR US TO ACHIEVED T=
HIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR LIFE, I ALSO WANT TO L=
ET YOU KNOW THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE THERE IS NOTHING FO=
R YOU TO BE AFRAID OFF, ALL HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TAKING CARE BEFORE CONTA=
CTING YOU.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS .
BILL & EXCHANGE MANAGER
MRS.AZIZAH IMMAM

WAITING FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE TO YOUR REPLY PRIVATE EMAIL : azizah_i=
mmam1@yahoo.com





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