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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 pounds" (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)
• 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.
  • musacamara@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: musacamara@universia.cl
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:23:05 +0100
Subject: RE:URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL!!!


*From the desk of Mr.Musa Camara
Bank of Africa {BOA} Ouagadougou
Burkina-Faso West Africa.**

Dear friend, *


*TREAT AS CONFIDENTIAL*


*I am Mr.Musa Camara, Director of Private Accounts, Bank of Africa Burkina
(BOAB) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa. I know this message might
meet you in utmost surprise, however, it's just my urgent need for foreign
partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.

I am a banker by profession from Burkina faso in west Africa and currently
holding the post of Director of Private Accounts, Bank Of Africa{BOA}. I
have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds (£12.5million Pounds
Sterlings) of one of my bank clients Mr. Andreas Schranner, who died along
with his entire family on 31 july 2000 in a plane crash. You can confirm the
genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on this web site
**http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi
/world/europe/859479.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>
*

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared
between us in the ratio of 60/40, On my own 60% share i will map 5%% in
which we will use to build a charitable project that will stand in the name
of late Mr.Andreas Schranner, as a mark of respect & remembrance. If you
agree to my business proposal quickly respond back by indicating your
willingness to be part of this great business opportunity, equally include
your contacts telephone numbers and further details of the project will be
forwarded to you as soon as I receive your return message for more details.

**Have a great day; Assalamu' alaikum
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Musa Camara
**musacamara@rocketmail.com* <musacamara@rocketmail.com>

******************************* ****************************** **********

**

*Note:This message is strictly for the addressed email bearer.I
appreciate you for your co-operations.*

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