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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)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "with absolute secrecy" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it 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.
  • morys_tataw@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: morys tataw <morys_tataw8@live.fr>
Reply-To: <morys_tataw@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:03:25 +0000
Subject: URGENTLY REPLY NEEDED.



>From The Desk Of:Mr.Morys TatawDirector in charge of Auditing section BANK OF AFRICA(B.O.A)(Ouagadougou) Burkina-fasoWest African.email:(morys_tataw@yahoo.fr)Dear Friend, PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL, First hope this mail doesn't disturb you much, Here we would like to introduce ourselves in briefly and i once apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral ethics, which I feel may be of great disturbance to your personal life, But please treat with absolute secrecy and personal. I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. l am Mr.Morys Tataw the Director in charge of Auditing section in Bank Of Africa(B.O.A) (Ouagadougou) Burkina-Faso West African. One of our customers the Governor of Taiwan Central(Reserve)Bank, Mr.(Sheu Yuan-dong), with his entire family were among the victims of February 16,1998 Air-Crash. For more about the Air Crash you can visit the CNN web news for the tragedy. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/Before his death, he has an account with us valued at Twenty Two Million, Six Hundred Thousand US Dollars ( USD 22.6M). According to the Burkina faso Law and Our Banking law, if such money remained unclaimed after (10 years) without any of his relation requesting for his account balance,the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. My proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to come and stand in as the next of kin or Distant Cousin of our deceased customer Mr.(Sheu Yuan-dong) for us to claim this money into your nominated Bank account for both of us benefit, so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials who will later use the money to sponsor war in Africa and kill innocent citizens in the search for political power. Please note that there will be no problem as my bank has made all effort through to reach for any of his Relation but all was fruitless. My position as the Director in charge of Auditing section in this bank guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. This money will be shared on agreed percentage=30% for you for provision of the foreign account and all the effort that you are going to render for this transaction, While 60% is for me as the Founder, Your guidace and instructor throughout the duration of this great opportunity, then 10% must be kept aside incase any expences incuring during this transaction. Though must still be written in the agreement of personal trusteeship,once the funds is transferred to your account in your country or anywhere else. Please if not interested you can destroy the mail because of the confidentiality attached to it. I promise that this transaction will be done under a legitimate arrangement that will protect both of us from any breach of the law. lf you are interesed and wish to assist me please contact me with the below information. Mr.Morys Tataw email:(morys_tataw@yahoo.fr)Awaiting your soonest response. Best RegardsMr.Morys Tataw(Director In Charge)
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