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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (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 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.
  • mrabdul_zongo@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrabdul_zongo04 Gazeta.pl" <mrabdul_zongo04@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: mrabdul_zongo@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:33:29 +0100
Subject: From Mr. Abdul Zongo(Urgent)


FROM THE DESK OF :MR ABDUL ZONGO
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION, BANK OF AFRICA (BOA),
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,WEST AFRICA.

TEL:+226 76647553

Good Day,
Please Read.

My name is Mr. Abdul Zongo, I am the Credit and audits manager with bank of
Africa Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
I have a business proposal in the tune of $22.5m, (Twenty Two Million Five
hundred Thousand United States Dollar only) after the successful transfer;
we shall share in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.
Should you be interested, please contact me through my private email (
mrabdul_zongo@yahoo.fr) so we can commence all arrangements and I Will give
you more information on how we would handle this project.

Please treat this business with utmost confidentiality and send me the
Following:
(1) Full names:
(2) Private phone number:
(3) Current residential address:
(4) Occupation:
(5) Age and Sex:


Kind Regards,

Mr. Abdul Zongo

+226 76647553.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam