419 scam: abass ataya <mr_abassataya1@sify.com> Dear Friend,

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
- "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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- mr_abassataya1@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: abass ataya <mr_abassataya1@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:37:57 GMT
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

How are you doing ? i hope all is alright like us here. Please treat this message strictly confidential and do not be surprise over this unexpected and sudden communication to you. I got your contact from a reliable international directory where I decided to choose you as to assist me pull into your bank account the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($10.5M) from our bank

. The beneficiary of this account died (May his soul rest in peace) with his entire family during the Iraq war in 2006 by the U.S Bomb Exploision. Nobody were officially intestated to stand for the claim as the next of kin to the deceased and our banking law stated that if such fund remain unclaimed for four years then,

the fund will be transfer into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill .Therefore, I need your attention and trust so we can make a business deal in order to move this fund to your account and, once the fund is transferred, I will ensure that every information about this deal will be erased automatically from this bank. For us to achieve this successfully, you should apply to our bank as the business partner/extended relative to the deceased.

Nevertheless, I will use my good office to ensure that my bank granted urgent approval for the release of this fund to your bank account. This transaction is 100% risk free.Hence the fund is released; I will resign quickly to join you over there in your country for disbursement of the fund.Your percentage will be 40% while 60% for me.

Contact me only through this my private e-mail mr_abassataya1@sify.com for more details about this deal: We have to start the process immediately to avoid our bank to send the fund to central bank of Burkina Faso as unclaimed fund but if you are not interested, please delete the message and don't reply to me.

I am waiting for your response.

Yours brother,
Mr Abass Ataya.
Home: 120, Airport Road, Off new market Junction,Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso.Reply to my private email: mr_abassataya1@sify.com

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