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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "bank manager" <bank.manager@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 04:07:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: {Treat with almost confidence}


FROM:MR.OGHUN.

DEAR SIR/MADAM=TOP SECRETE!!!

AUTOMATICALLY I KNOW THAT THIS LETTER WILL COME TO YOU OBVIOUSLY AS A SURPRISE SINCE WE DON'T EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER BEFORE,BUT THE FOR PURPOSES OF INTRODUCTION,I AM {MR.OGHUN}BANK MANAGER TO{BOA} BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO 01.

THE THEME OF THIS LETTER IS TO INTRODUCE TO YOU A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT COULD BE OF TREMENDOUS ADVANTAGE AND YOU SHOULD ACCEPT TO PARTICIPATE IN IT AFTER LISTEN ATTENTIVELY TO THE CONTENTS INFO'S.

RESPECTIVELY,ABSOLUTELY IT WAS AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS OF THE ABOVE NAMED BANK,I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN ACCOUNT OPENED SINCE 1990 BY ONE{MR.ANDREAS SHRANNER}DEALING WORKING VARIOUSLY WITH THE UNIVERSAL,GLOBAL GOLD CO OPERATION INTERNATIONAL,ABSOLUTELY THIS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN DOMINATED SINCE 1999,AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS{15.000.000 USD}FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS.

I WANT A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGN FRIEND ACCOUNT,THAT CAN RECEIVE THIS FUND WITHOUT BETRAYING MY TRUST I PROPOSED TO WHOM SO EVER I CONTACTED OR PROPOSED TO THIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.

IN VIEW OF THIS,IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND CAPABLE ENOUGH,PLEASE INDICATE BY REPLYING THIS LETTER IMMEDIATELY,YOUR PERCENTAGE FOR THE TRANSACTION IS 50% WHILE I HAVE 45% AND 5% IS FOR THE RUNNING COST,I WILL USE MY POSITION AND INFLUENCE AND BEST OF MY ABILITIES TO MAKE SURE THIS FUND GET INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT EVEN WITHOUT DELAY,AND I PUT IT TO YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% FREE RISK,PROVIDED YOU FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTION.


IF THIS TRANSACTION IS HONESTLY CARRIED OUT,YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT AS MORE PROFITABLE VENTURE WILL EMERGE,I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY,CAUSE ALL NECESSARY INFO WILL ONLY BE CARRY OUT THROUGH ME,THIS TRANSACTION WILL TAKE NOTING MORE THAN{14}BANK WORKING DAY WITH,IMMEDIATE ATTENTION FOR THE FUND TO HIT YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT,AND I HAVE ALREADY OPEN A NEW BANK ACCOUNT HERE IN{OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO}DIFFERENT FROM BOA DEPARTMENT IN OTHER TO AVOID SUSPICIOUS,WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO SEND MY OWN SHARE IMMEDIATELY THE MONEY GET INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR INT PASS COPY FOR CLARITY AND SECURITY REASONS AND I AM GOING TO INSTRUCT YOU FIRSTLY OF WHAT NEXT TO DO IMMEDIATELY YOU EXPRESSES TO ME YOUR INTEREST AND REGARDS THROUGH YOUR RESPONDING TO THIS OFFERING ACCORDINGLY.

YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.

PERSONAL PHONE:{ 226-76014424}

BEST REGARD.

MR.OGHUN.
{TREAT WITH ALMOST CONFIDENCE}

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