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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)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will give you 35% " (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 - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "DR SAMAILLA NUHU" <dr_nuhu1980@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:15:49 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DR SAMAILLA NUHU.(BILL AND EXHANGE MANAGER)



DEAR FRIEND,

(I AM DR SAMAILLA NUHU, FROM OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO) I KNOW THAT THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE.I GOT YOUR ADDRESS THROUGH BURKINA FASO CHAMBERS AND COMMERCE.I MUST APOLOGISE FOR TAKING SOME OF YOUR VALUABLE TIME TO EXPLAIN A PROPOSAL, THAT I BELIEVE WILL BE OF UTMOST BENEFIT TO US. I NEED YOUR HELP AND URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERING THE SUM OF $25,600 000.00 USD(TWENTYFIVE MILLION,SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)TO YOUR ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY, THE FUND BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS SURPOSED NEXT OF KIN IN A WAR ZONE LIBERIA ON 15/6/2001.


OUR BANK BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE STIPULATED THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINS UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURERE AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER TO BE NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO MAKE THIS TYPE OF CLAIM.


THE FIVE YEARS WILL COMPLETE BY ENDING OF THIS YEAR,THAT IS WHY I AS A WORKER IN MY DEPARTMENT WANT TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR THE CLAIM BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE FUND TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO BANK TREASURERE AS UNCLAIMED FUND. I WILL GIVE YOU 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR THE PROVISION OF FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND 60%WILL BE FOR US WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY MISLENIOUS EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS.


THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE ON BOTH SIDE AND HAS NO ATOM OF NEGATIVITY,FOR I AM HAVE MADE ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT. PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION VERY CONFIDENTIAL AS YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT AM A BANK OFFICIAL

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