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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "zongo mustafa" <zongo_mustafa03@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:50:51 +0100 (CET)
Subject: READ CAREFULLY AND RESPONSE URGENT




MR.ZONGO MUSTAFA
MANAGER AUDIT & ACCOUNTANCY=20
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA).
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO

( READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP SECRET)

I am the MR.ZONGO MUSTAFA THE MANAGER AUDIT & ACCOUNTANCY DEPARTMENT of=
our bank and i decided to contact you over this financial transaction =
worth the sum of FIVE MILLION,THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLL=
ARS ($5,300, 000.00).This is an abandoned fund that belongs to the one =
of our bank foreign customers who diedalong with his completely family =
on 25th
oct,2002 in a plane crash disaster.

I was very fortune to came acroos the deceased file when i was arrangin=
g the old and abandoned customers files of 2003-2004 in other to submit=
to the bank managements accordingly for documentation purposes.It is c=
learly stated
in our BANKING FOREIGN POLICY and signed lawfully that if such fund rem=
ains unclaimed by the NEXT OF KIN till the period of SIX(6) years start=
ing from the date when the beneficiary died, the money will be transfer=
red into the=20
BANK TREASURY as an unclaimed fund.Besides,it is not authorized by the =
law guiding our bank for a citizen of BURKINA FASO to make the claim of=
the fund.

So the request of you as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the clai=
m and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as =
the NEXT OF KIN to the deceased.When the fund is transferred into your =
account,FOURTY PERCENT(40%) will be foryou in an assistance and in prov=
ision of the bank account,while SIXTY PERCENT (60%) will be for me. If =
you are really sure of your integerity, trustworthy and confidentiality=
,reply with your contact necessary for the transfer and call me as you =
so that i will let you know the steps to follow in order to finalize th=
is transaction immediately.I will
be waiting for your urgent reply.

My regards to you and your family,

MR.ZONGO MUSTAFA


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