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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:
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: amed zongo <mr.amed_zongo23@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <amed_zongo020@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:54:15 +0000
Subject: TOP SECRET






FROM THE OFFICE OF MR AMED ZONGO
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.


1BP.24432
TOP SECRET Good day,

I am Mr Amed Zongo, the director in charge of Auditing and Accounting section in Bank of Africa ,Ouagadougou Burkina faso West Africawith due respect and regard.I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end ofthe transaction.During our last auditing in this bank , my departmentcame across a very huge sum of money belonging to our deceased custumer whodied on July 2003 in a plane crash below is the details:
Visit....http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
forther investigation prove to us that the decease dies along with his family
so therefor there is no next of kin to claim his fund.

I then kept this as a secret to look for a foriegn bussiness patner who is ready to
stand as the decease next of kin to enable the transferr of his funds abraod.
and the fund has been dormant in hisaccount with this Bank with out any claim of the fund in our custody eitherfrom his family or relation before our discovery to this developement.The said amount was( EIGHTHEEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLERS.($18000.000.00)Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put theclaim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased;get therequired approval and transfer this money to a foriegn account has been put inplace and directives and needed information will be relayed to you assoon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.Infact i could have done this deal alone but because of my positionin this country as a civil servant(A Banker) we are not allowed tooperate a foriegn account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my sideduring the time of transfer becuase i work in this bank. This is the reasonwhy it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims asthe next of kin to the bank and also present a foriegn account where hewill need the money to be retransferred into on hisrequest as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the money will be remittedfrom to your own designation bank account.I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% riskfree.On smooth conclusion of this transaction;you will be entitled to 40%ofthe total sum as gratification;while5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and alsotelephone bills; while55%will be for me.Please;you have been adviced to keep topsecret as i am still in service and intend to retire from serviceafter we conclude this deal with you.I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until youconfirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment,either in your country orany country you advice us to invest.All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when i hear from you.I look forward to receive your email please you are required to reply this message as a matter of necessity to my below email address:Yours faithfullyMr Amed Zongo
(Account Audithor B.O.A)

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