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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: garus kara00136 <garuskara00136@msn.com>
Reply-To: <garuskara1@live.fr>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:49:24 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF DR.GARUS KARA PLZ GET BACK TO ME



FROM THE DESK OF DR.GARUS KARA
ACCOUNT AND AUDIT DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA )
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA

I'DR.GARUS KARA the head of accounts and AUdit departent BANK OF AFRICA,(BOA) OUAGADOUGOU Burkina Faso west African. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $20.5m US dollars (Twenty million, five hundred thousand US dollars) In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family on Monday,31 may, 2000 in a plane crash out side paris.


I will send you full details on how the business will be executed and also
note that you will have 30% of the above mentioned amount if you agree to help me execute this business with me,this money will be transferred into your account immediately, no time to west. please reply to this
Email Address(garuskara1@live.fr)

Best Regards
DR.GARUS KARA

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