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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • u_ma_05@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "umar bello" <umar10@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:26:25 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR.UMAR


FROM THE DESK OF MR.UMAR=20
BANK OF AFRICA [BOA]=20
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
TEL. 00226 76 64 78 15
=20
DEAR FRIEND,=20

COMPLIMENTS,

I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTM=
ENT OF BANK OF AFRICA IN
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO. I AM WRITTING TO SEEK YOUR COPERATION OVER TH=
IS BUSINESS DEAL.
=20
IN MY DEPARTMENT,I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $10 MILLION USD(TEN M=
ILLION US DOLLARS) , IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONG TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CU=
STOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH THAT TOO=
K PLACE IN KENYA,EAST AFRICA,THE LATE DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY, BUT NATURALIS=
ED IN HERE
BURKINA FASO,WEST AFRICA AND CONTRACTOR WITH ECOWAS,(ECONOMIC COMMUNIT=
Y OF WEST AFRICAN STATES) .
=20
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NE=
XT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE RELEASE=
D UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DEC=
EASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES BUT UNFORTUNATELY,ALL HIS =
SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE C=
RASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DIS=
COVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKETHIS BUSINNESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND REL=
EASE THE MONEY TO YOU VIA YOUR FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN =
OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINC=
E NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND THIS MONEY
COULD GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
=20
THE BANKING LAWS AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAI=
NED UNCLAMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BA=
NK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.THE REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND MAXIM=
UM CO-OPERATION AS A FOREIGN CITIZEN TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN T=
HIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED CUSTOMER WAS A=
FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.=20=


I AGREED TO OFFER YOU 40% OF THIS MONEY AS MY FOREIGN PARTNER AS SOON =
AS WE CONCLUDE UP THE TRANSACTION,BEING IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF =
A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. 10 %WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENCES INCURED DURING TH=
E BUSINESS AND 50% WOULD BE FOR ME.THERE AFTER I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR=

COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCODING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.=20
THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRAN=
GED,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN TO =
THE DECEASED,INDICATING YOUR CLAIMS AND WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE REMIT=
TED.=20

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT=
OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL FILL AND SUBMIT TO THE OFFICE OF THE FOR=
EIGN REMITTANCE DIRECTOR OF THE BANK OF AFRICA.=20
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS STRICL=
Y CONFIDENTIAL AND I WILL USE MY
POSITION IN THIS BANK TO EFFECT A HITCH FREE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO=
YOUR ACCOUNT.=20

YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.=20=

TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.=20
=20

MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: U_MA_05@YAHOO.COM
YOURS FAITHFULLY,=20
MR. UMAR=20
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,=20
BANK OF AFRICA.=20



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