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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:
  • "top secret" (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.
  • kanborrojohn@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: kunbankinach@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 19:25:46 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Geachte goede vriend



Geachte goede vriend,

Mijn hartelijke groeten aan u en uw family.I zoeken voor uw toestemming tot het verlenen van deze brief alle aandacht die het needed.I niet kan schrijven, zodat uw taal Ik schrijf deze brief met de hulp van een translator.Please deze brief te lezen van de wederzijdse voordelen en vriendelijk geven zij de benodigde attention.Below is de volledige gegevens van deze brief in het Engels geschreven taal:-
 
My name is Hon. Agostinho Rita from the Republic of Sao Tome & Principe,a small African archipelago situated in the west African oil-producing Gulf of Guinea.I was a former Minister of Natural Resources & Energy,under President Fradique de Menezes.
 
I ask your permission to pay absolute attention to this letter of mutual benefit I am writing to you today.I was sacked as a Minister of the Republic over an alleged irregular payment of government funds,diverting government funds to my personal accounts,and all other allegations leveled against me by the government.
 
From the moment of my sack as a minister I have been battling from one problem after the other.On the account of that battle I am strictly placed under surveillance,I am being investigating by the government security intelligence,most numbers of my properties and assets are confiscated,my bank accounts closed down by the government and I am facing restrictions from my freedom and from making international trips.
 
I have a secret bank account with one of the private banks here in Sao Tome and the government knows nothing about this account.In conjunction with a staff of CHEVRON Oil Company and with the candid advise of my banker,I put all the money I have in that account in the way of Bank Draft(bank cheque) since I cannot make any transfer.The amount in that Bank Draft is $5,703,000.00(US).My questions are:-
 
- Can you receive this Bank Draft in your country on my behalf and convert the draft to cash??
 
- Can I trust you with my life,can you really be trusworthy and transparent in the course of this transaction??
 
- Can you make this issue a TOP SECRET and maintain the confidence I am reposing in you??
 
If your answers is YES,please contact my agent,Mr Kanborro and he will tell you what to do and how the Bank Draft will be sent to you.Below is his contact information:-
 
- Contact person: Mr Kanborro Johnson,
- E-mail: kanborrojohn@yahoo.fr
 
As long as you remain truthful and transparent to the end of this transaction I am willing to give you the 50% of the total amount of the (US)$5,703,000.00 as your compensation value.All I want you to do for me is to receive this Bank Draft,take the bank draft to your bank or any major bank in your country and they will convert the bank draft to cash,take your 50% and deposit my own portion of the money to a bank as will be advised by my agent.
 

N/B:  Please do not reply this letter to me,I am under surveillance and investigation is on-going.If you are not interested please try and maintain the required SECRECY of this transaction.All correspondents should be directing to Mr.Kanborro Johnson.Thank you for your anticipated assistance.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Hon. Agostinho Rita.

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