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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • ali_dangote005@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ali Dangote <ali_dangote005@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ali_dangote@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:14:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MESSAGE FROM MR DANGOTE URGENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ali_dangote005@yahoo.com



- Attention: Please; I am Mr Ali Dangote. the manager Audit & Accounts dept. in Banque international du Burkina-Faso (BIB). I am writing to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $25.500, 000.00 (twenty five million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum belongs to our deceased customer late Mr. Jose G. Sau from Lima Peru who died along with his entire family in the Benin plane crash 2003 and since then the fund has been in a suspenseaccount. After my further investigation, I discovered that Mr Jose G. Sau died with his next of kin and according to the laws and constitution guiding this banking institution stated that after the expiration of (6) six years, if no body or person comes for the claim as the next of kin, the fund will be channel into national treasury as unclaimed fund. Because of the static of this transaction I want you to stand as the next of kin so that our bank will accord you therecognition and have the fund transfer to your account. The total sum will be shared as follows: 60% for me, 40% for you and expenses incidental occur during the transfer will be incur by both of us. The transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are going to follow my instruction till the fund transfer to your account. More details information with the text of application form will be forwarded to you to breakdown explaining comprehensively what require of you. Your Full Name..............Your Sex............Your Age...........Your Country...............Passport / driving license.......Marital Status............Your Occupation............Your Personal Mobile Number....................Your Personal Fax Number................Thanks Mr Ali Dangote AUDITS & ACCOUNTS DEPT (B.I.B)

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