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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:
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• 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.
  • davoburi1@superposta.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: davoburi0@volny.cz (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:07:35 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Regards


Greetings,
My name is Mr.David Oburi, eastern region branch manager of Communal
Development Bank Ghana. I got your email in the net while searching for
a trust worthy person that can assist me. I do not want problem but
I just hope you can assist me. I write you this letter in good faith.

In my branch there's a sum of two million, eight hundred and fifty thousand
US dollars ($2,850,000.00) an excess profit made by our eastern branch
office in the last quarter of 2007. This said fund has been carefully
placed in an Escrow Call Account and did not declare this to my head
office.

Can I really trust you to hold this money for me until my arrival in
your country after my resign. In good faith will I offer you 35% commission
then 65% will remain for me. I wanted to start life that is why I save
this money kindly reason with me, If you accept to assist me contact
me without delay. I will discretely give you all the information needed
enable you to apply for the transfer of this said fund into your account
through bank to bank transfer.

There is practically no risk involved, I will still remain in the office
to see that that this money is transferred before my resignation, hope
you understand my situation, I will appreciate your timely response.
Thanks
Via email:davoburi1@superposta.com
David Oburi

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