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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)
  • "million 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)
  • "dormant account" (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 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.
  • sambai002@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "samba ibrahim" <sambai_02@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: sambai002@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 14:34:25 +0000
Subject: This message is respectfully yours


From the desk of Mr Samba Ibrahim
Bill and exchange manager
African development bank
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
Telephone number 00226 78 1140 05

Dear friend,

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it
was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with me.my
name is Mr Samba Ibrahim an auditor of African development bank I discovered
existing dormant account for 5years.

When I discovered that there had been neither continuation nor withdrawals
from this account for this long period and our banking laws tipulates that
any unserviceable account for more than 5 years will gointo the bankrevenue
as an unclaimed fund.

I have made personal inquiries about the depositor and his next of kin but
sadly, the depositor and his next of kin died in motor accident while the
rest ofthe family died in Iraq during the crisis, I only made this
investigation just to be double sure of this fact and since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives.

I seek your consent to present yourself as the next of kin of the deceased.
as an auditor inthe bank I will use my position in the bank to help you
becoming thenext of kin to the estate, so that the proceeds of this account
valuedat $25.6 million dollars can be transferred to you, this is the story
in a nutshell.

Now I want an account over seas where the bank will transfer this fund.
Thereafter, I will come for the sharing and investment, also to use part of
the money to help the iranians, it is acareful network and for the past
eleven months i have worked outeverything to ensure a hitch-free operation.

now my questionsare:-
1. can you handle this project?
2. can i give you thistrust?

consider this and get back to me as soon as possible, all whatI require is
your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through, I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law, please get in touch with me by my e-mail to
enable me outline to you the strategies on how to go about this, you may
also send your phone number so that Ican call you.

finally, it is my humble prayer that the information ascontained herein be
accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it
deserves; also send to me your personal information, to enable me send to
you official text of application.

I expect you're urgent response if you can handle this project, through my
privatee-mail: sambai002@gmail.com<http://fr.mc282.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sambai002@gmail.com>)
call me.

This message is respectfully yours,
Mr Samba Ibrahim
Telephone:00226 78 11 40 05

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