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A short lottery fraud e-mail, but the basics are there.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: *** Euro Million Board *** ( Notification Dept) <serverpostmaies@terra.es>
Date: Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 3:59 AM
Subject: LUCKY MAIL
To:

Internet User,

We are happy to inform you that your email address have emerged winner of (EUR 750,000) in Europe Million Lottery.

The online cyber draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 500,000 email addresses.
For more detailed information and procedure, please Contact Mr.Alfredo Perez on the below information.
……………………………..
BALUMBA SEGUROS S. A
Contact Person: Mr. Alfredo Perez
Tel: +34-658-898-208
…………………………..

Ref No : ESE/WIN/008/02/10/MA
Batch No: EULO/1007/444/606/08
Serial No: 6594
PROMOTION DATE: 17th September 2008.

Reply to this mail with your full name and telephone number.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Patricia Douet (Lottery co-ordinator).
Madrid, 18th September 2008.

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One of our readers reported a scam website being used to convince potential victims, that there is really an account with money in it.

The weakness of the crooks having their own domain (in this case http://www.bbplc-uk.com/uk/index.htm) is simply the fact that to own a domain you have to give details to the registry, such as name and address. These crooks are hiding behind PrivacyProtection.org, which hides such information in the registry database with it’s own information.

This works as long as nobody reports the website being used for online crime. But, of course, we did just that today, didn’t we.

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www.bbplc-uk.com, fraud website

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This is a typical story about dormant accounts without any heirs to claim it. Karim saysyou can be the one to claim it. No problem.

If you answer him you will soon find out that he will start telling you about difficulties which can only be solved if you pay him some money.

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From: Karim Sule <mr.karimsule02@yahoo.fr>
Date: 2008/8/22
Subject: YOUR HELP PLEASE
To:

Vous êtes invité :: YOUR HELP PLEASE
Par votre hôte: Karim Sule

Message: DEAR FRIEND,

I KNOW THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE.I AM THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE MANAGER. BOA BANK HERE IN BURKINA FASO.
I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF ($10.500) MILLION TO YOUR ACCOUNT.THIS MONEY HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR YEARS IN OUR BANK WITHOUT CLAIM.

I WANT THE BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER,UPON YOUR REPLY.
I WILL GIVE YOU DETAILS ON HOW THE BUSINESS WILL BE EXECUTED

REGARD.
MR Karim Sule.

Date: vendredi 22 août 2008
Heure: 13h 00 - 14h 00 (GMT+00:00)

Technorati Tags: 419 scam, Inheritance fraud, Karim Sule

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A lottery crook comments on Crime Online

This morning I was notified of a comment waiting for moderation. The poster calls himself Dr. Evan Williams. he must have gotten that name from a bottle of whiskey.

The funny thing about this comment, was the fact that he said it was the bad victims who couldn’t reach the claiming requirements and complained they didn’t get any money.

Isn’t it shame there are so many bad people about these days?

Seriously, this must be an all time first. At least it is on Crime Online.

A 419/Lottery crook comments on an anti fraud website.

That must be the joke of the day!

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From: WordPress
Date: Mon, May 5, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Subject: [Crime Online] Please moderate: “Microsoft Promotion Lottery”
To:

A new comment on the post #367 “Microsoft Promotion Lottery” is waiting for your approval
http://crime-online.info/2006/03/microsoft-promotion-lottery/

Author : Dr. Evan Williams
E-mail : claimlot@aim.com
URL :
Comment:
This prize is real and those people complaning could not meet up with the claiming requirement for this prize hence they began to blacklist our organisation in other to deprive others from benefitting from this golden opportunity.

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And so a further inheritance is passed my way. Just too bad that it’s not true.

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From: Dr.Jim Peter &lt;jimpeter@hotmail.com&gt;
Date: Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:19 AM
Subject: Swift message?
To:

Mr. Jim Peter
The Legal Representative
No: 12, Satellite Town Lagos Nigeria

Hello ,

Get back to me immediately for necessary steps concerning your inheritance , Sequel to your none - reply of my earlier email to you dated 02/03/06. On behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of your deceased relation in 2002, I wish to notify you that your name appeared in the codicil and last statement of the deceased and you entitled to his fund US$7,000,000.00 deposited with a Bank here and the bank here has made me know that the US$7,000,000.00 will be release to you through their payment oficer with Citi bank of United States of America. You are advised to reconfirm to me your details as required below to enable the release of your funds worth US$7,000,000.00 to you through our payment outlet in the U.S.A :- i also want to notify you that as soon as the bank release the fund to your account i will be comeing to your contact address that you will send to me now so that i will teke my own because I will have 45% and you 45% the other 10% will be for any payment that we make before the fund release to your account we will teke it out from the 10%

(1). Your full names :
(2). contact address :
(3). Phone :
(4). Cell phone :
(5). Age :
(6). Occupation :
(7).I D

As soon as the above are provided the paying bank will contact you for wire transfer release.
Regards,
Barrister Jim Peter

Technorati Tags: 419 Scam, Inheritance Fraud

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Most Africans succumb to corruption in their every day lives. They either suffer at the hands of people who relieve them of their money or they are the ones who want the cash.

Corruption does start at the bottom. When a person has an advantage, for example he gets a job where he or she has a certain level of decision making or they provide a service. That is the basis for them to start using this to extort money from fellow countrymen who require a positive decision or service.

This could be anything from a civil servant, for example, who’s job entails issuing any sort of permit or certificate. If they are not paid a fee, the person requiring the permit does not get it. Period.

I know of other cases where Europeans working in Africa have been accosted by local office workers wanting money. If you give them any money, you can be sure they will be back soon for more.

Of course, the higher one gets the more lucrative the corruption opportunities become. Just reading the African press often gives insight as to what so called politicians and high ranking civil servants are doing in countries like Nigeria.

The journalist Sorious Samura shows exactly how corruption forces poverty on Africans in his documentary called “Living with Corruption”. Posing as a local, he shows how corruption rules every part of peoples daily lives. Regardless of what you need or want to do, you have to pay someone for the privilege to get or do what you want.

It’s this deeply ingrained corruption in African society which is the source of 419 and other types of fraud perpetrated by Africans.

In comparison the US, Europe and Asia are seen as being rich. On top of this the 419 scam as such, preys upon the gullibility of us “Westerners”, using greed or the wish of a better financial situation to make normal people into victims.

In my opinion, 419 fraud is not going to disappear any time soon. Corruption is so deeply ingrained in African society, that stopping it will be impossible.

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