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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • mr.tiremawest_bf@list.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.TIREMA WEST" <t.west0070d@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <tiremawest_bf@mail.ru>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:51:48 +0000
Subject: REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE



From the desk of Tirema West

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Tirema West, the Manager of INTERNATIONAL CREDIT BANK (ICB) BURKINA FASO BRANCH, WEST AFRICA . I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that you will keep this as top secret and to yourself alone.don't be scared or surprised, i am the Manager of International Credit Bank and i have an opportunity to transfer sum of US$5.5 MILLION (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) I have the courage to look for a reliable and Honest Person who will be capable for this important business Transaction, believing that you will never let me down either now or in Future.The owner of this account is JOSEPH F. GRILLO, foreigner and he is the Manager Of petrol chemical service, a chemical engineer by Proffession. He died in world trade center as a victim of the September 11,2001 Incident that befall the United State of America, the bank has made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this money but without success, You can confirm through this website:http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=1260 my Investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything About this account. I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but I Don't know any foreigner, I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before, but be sure that it is real And a genuine transaction and this will uplift the both families for life. I hope that you will never let me down in this transaction at the conclusion of this business, you will be giving 40% of the total amount, 60% will be for me. I look forward to your earliest reply by email for more details. Thanks.Tirema West.Phone number : +226-7803-5295N:B Please reply via email:mr.tiremawest_bf@list.ru
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