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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • omar_kabore1@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: Omar Kabore <omarkabore3@al46121007.net>
Reply-To: omar_kabore1@sify.com
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:18:40 +0100
Subject: As-Salaam Alaikum


*Dear Friend,**

As-Salaam Alaikum

I'm Omar Kabore from Bank of Africa. Firstly, accept my apologies, am the
personal accountant to Dr. Ravindra F. Shah who died with his wife Mrs.
Manjula Parikh-Shah in a plane crash on 1st Oct. 2003 on their way to Boston
. i came across ($15.000,000USD) in his balance with our Bank (BOA) I want
to first transfer $5,000.000( Five million USD) from this money into a safe
account abroad, after which we will transfer the remaining (10M) but I don't
know any foreigner.*



*However I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not
be approved to a local person here, without valid international foreign
passport, but can only be approved to any foreigner with valid international
passport or drivers license and foreign a/c because the money is in US
Dollars and the former owner of the a/c Mr.Ravindra F. Shah is a foreigner
too, now i want you to provide an account where this money will be transfer
into for both of us, please kindly contact on my private Email (**
omar_kabore1@sify.com* <omar_kabore1@sify.com>*) then I can clarify you more
in details of this transaction. I look forward to your earliest reply .Allah
bless you.*


*With best regards.**
Mr.Omar Kabore.*



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