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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "karim ahmed" <karim_ahmed000@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 00:57:41 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY.


FROM THE DESK OF:MR.KARIM AHMED=20
BANK OF AFRICAN(B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,=20
WEST AFRICA.

DEAR FRIEND,=20

(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).=20
I AM MR.KARIM AHMED.THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING SECTION BANK OF =
AFRICAN(B.O.A)OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO IN WEST AFRICA.FORGIVE MY INDIGN=
ATION IF THIS MESSAGE COMES TO YOU AS A SURPRISE.I HAVE DECIDED TO CONT=
ACT YOU ON A PROJECT THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIARY TO BOTH OF US.DURING=
OUR AUDITING IN THIS BANK,I CAMEACROSS SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY BELONGING =
TO A DECEASED FOREIGNER MR.SHEU YUAN-DONG WHO DIED WITH HIS WIFE AND TH=
EIR ONLY DAUGHTER ON FEBRUARY 16,1998 IN A PLANE CRASH.THE FUND HAS BEE=
N DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND I=
N OUR CUSTODY FROM HISRELATION BEFORE MY DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.=
HE WAS THE GOVERNOR OF TAIWAN CENTRAL(RESERVE)BANK.THE SAID AMOUNT WAS =
$6.5 M US DOLLARS .
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I NEVER MASTER MINDED THE DEATHOF THE DECEASED =
FELLOW.THEIR DEATH IS A ACCOUR NATURALLY.PLEASE VIEW THIS WEBSITE:=20
HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/WORLD/9802/16/TAIWAN.CRASH.UPDATE2/=20
FOR YOUR INFORMATION BEEN YOU NOT A TAIWANESE WILL NOT=20
POSE ANY PROBLEMFOR THE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER ON THISFUND INTO YOURACCOUNT=
=20
ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE BONAFIDE N=
EXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND DIRECTIVES WILL B=
E RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS =
TO ASSIST ME AND ALSO BENEFIT YOUR SELF TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUN=
ITY.IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT(A BANKER),WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO =
OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.THIS IS THE ACTUAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE=
A SECOND PARTY OR FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO=
THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE HE WILL NEED THE MON=
EY TO BE RE-TRANSFERRED INTO ON HIS REQUEST.OUR BANKING LAW STIPULATES =
THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER (10 YEARS),THE MONEY WILL B=
E TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.THE REQUEST OF F=
OREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT=
THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF K=
IN.
I DONT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.B=
E ASSURED THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.WE AGREE THAT 40 % OF THIS=
MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION =
OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10 % WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURED DURIN=
G THE BUSINESS AND 50 % WOULD BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES.=20
THERE AFTER I AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FORDISBURSEMENT=
ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.PLEASE YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO=
KEEP "TOPSECRET" AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SE=
RVICE AFTER I CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITHYOU.I WILL FLY DOWN TO YOUR COUNTR=
Y OR ANY PLACE WE SHALL AGREED ON FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND AC=
CORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT WILL=
BE DISCUSSED.I INTEND TO IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MATRIELS AND DRUGS(MEDICI=
NES) BACK TO MY COUNTRY.ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO BE MY PARTNER PLEASE EMAI=
L FOR A BRIEF DISCUSSION BEFORE WE PROCEED.PLEASE KEEP THIS PROPOSAL SE=
CRET,EVEN IF YOU WILL ASSIST ME.
YOUR FULL INFOEMATION=20

YOUR FULL NAME.........................
YOUR HOME ADDRESSES............
HOME TELEPHONE.....................
PRIVATE TELEPHONE.......................



I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR URGENT REPLY=20
( 226 78 12 82 24 ) .=20
YOURS BROTHER,=20
MR.KARIM AHMED


Descubre el poder latino en el Mes de la Hispanidad http://www.starmedi=
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