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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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 us 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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "ibrahim kabora" <ibrahim_kabora9@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:47:34 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPOND NEEDED

FROM THE DESK OF DR IBRAHIM KABORA
FILE DEPTMENT,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)ANNEX
OUAGA-BURKINA FASO
I Am Dr. IBRAHIM KABORA, the Manager in charge of auditing and accounting
unit foreign remittance department of AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)
Ouaga-Burkina Faso in West Africa, with due respect and regards, I have
decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very
beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction. During my
investigation and auditing in the bank, I department came across a very huge
sum of money belonging to a deceased person, a foreigner who died in a plane
crash incident, you can also confirm this in the website as follow:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

The fund has been dormant in his account with the bank without any claim of
the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our
discovery to this development. Although personally, I kept this information
secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and
successful during the time of execution, The amount involved is
USD$15.000,000.(fifteen million us dollars.)Meanwhile the whole arrangement
and directives needed to put claim over this fund as the confide next of kin
to the deceased, will be forward to you upon your acceptance information
will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness
to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account
and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will
require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin
with affidavit of trust of Oath to the bank and also present a foreign
account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his
request as it may be, after due verification and clarification to designated
bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free, On
smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 70% will be for me Please, you have been
advised to keep top secret as we are still in service and intend to retire
from service after we conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoring the
whole situation here in the bank until you confirm the money in your account
and ask us to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund
according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either
in your country or any other country you may advice us to invest in.All
other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you.I
suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this
deale



Best Regard
DR IBRAHIM KABORA

...........................................................................................................................................
DU BUREAU DE DR. IBRAHIM KABORA

DIRECTEUR BUREAU DE CHANGE
BAD(BANQUE AFRICAINE DE DEVE-
LOPPEMENT)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
Je suis le directeur du bureau de changes à la BAD-burkina.Je m'appelle DR
IBRAHIM KABORA. Dans mon département,il a été découvert une importante somme
d'argent qui appartenait à un de nos clients qui mourut lors d'un accident
d'avion en juillet 2000 avec sa famille entière ne laissant personne pour
réclamer cette fortune qui s'élève à $15 M USD(américains).Vous pouvez avoir
plus d'informations de cet accident sur ce site
web:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Depuis lors,personne ne s'est présenté pour réclamer cette somme qui se
trouve dans notre banque.Or,les règlements bancaires en Afrique stipulent
que, si une telle somme reste sans revendication après une période de
5ans,ceci doit etre virée dans dans le compte de trésor bancaire.C'est afin
d'éviter que ce fond profite au gouvernement burkinabè que mon collègue et
moi avons décidé de chercher un partenaire étranger qui peu nous aider à
faire transférer cette somme dans son compte bancaire.Ceci dit,vous devrez
vous présenter au niveau de la banque comme héritier du défunt afin de
devenir bénéficiaire de ce fond.Le choix d'un étranger pour jouer ce role
révèle du fait qu'un burkinabè ne peut pas se présenter comme héritier(e)de
notre défunt client Nous acceptons que vous aurez les 30% du partage,mon
collègue et moi aurons les 60% alors que 10% seront consacrés aux dépenses
survenues lors du tansfert.Une fois ce fond transféré,mon collègue et moi
viendrons sur place chez vous en vue du partage,conformement aux
pourcentages sus-indiqués.Ainsi vous devez me donner toutes vos
coordonées,ce qui me permetra de mieux vous connaitre et de vous envoyer le
texte d'application(demande de transfert).Je vous rassure que ce business
est à 100%sans risque et que vous ne devrez mettre en vous aucun atome de
crainte. Veuillez croire cher monsieur,l'expresssion de mes considérations.

Merci .
DR IBRAHIM KABORA

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