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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:
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "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))
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • issaahahmed4@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: ISSAAH AHMED <issaah_issaahahmed24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <issaah_issaahahmed4@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 13:11:19 +0000
Subject: FROM:MR ISSAAH AHMED



THE MANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTAVENUE DE LA RESISTANCEDU 17 MAI BANK OF AFRICA. BURKINA FASO.01 BP362 FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OUAGADOUGOU ,01BURKINA FASO.ATTN:GOOD DAY,I AM ISSAAH AHMED THE MANAGER AUDITING AND ACCOUNTS UNIT, FOREIGNREMITTACE DEPT. OF BANK OF AFRICA.BURKINA FASO.I GOT YOUR E-MAILADDRESSRECOMMENDED NBY A BURKINA BUSINESS CONSULTANT ELDER JOHN KAFUI AND I DECIDEDTO CONTACT YOU FOR BENEFICIAL AND A 100% RISK FREE BUSINESS TRANSACTION.DURING OUR AUDITING AND INVESTIGATIONS IN THIS BANK MY DEPARTMENT CAMEACCROSS THE SUM OF SIX.TWO MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLAR(US$6.2M) ONLYBELONGINGTO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN IN 25th AIROPLANE CRASH IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC WESTAFIRCA ON THE AIRCRAFT N°BOING UTA 727-200 ON 25 DECEMBER2003,BEFOREOUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT, THERE WAS NO TRACE OF CLAIM FROM ANY PERSON AS THE FUND REMAINS DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK.ALTHOUGH I KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MY JURISDICTION TOENABLEUSPUT CLAIM AND TRANSFER THE SAID AMOUNT THROUGH A TRUSTWORTHY FRIEND OVERSEAS WHOM WE SHALL PRESENT TO THE BANK AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED FOR A PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DEAL.MEANWHILE ALL THE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIMS AS THE BONAFIDENEXT-OF-KIN TOT HE DECEASED, TO GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER OF THIS MONEYTO AFOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE.THE DIRECTIVES AND THE NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU ASSOON ASYOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO THIS GREAT BUSINESSOPPORTUNITY.INFACT, WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE WE CIVIL SERVANTS ARE NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE EYE BROWS ON OUR SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE WE ARE STAFF OF THE BANK.THESE ARE THE ACTUAL REASONS IT REQUIRES A SECOND-FELLOW WHO WILLFORWARD CLAIMS BY OUR SUPPORT AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN WITH COURT AFFIDAVIT TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE MONEY ON HIS/HERREQUEST WILL BE RE-TRANSFERED INTO. ON CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION,YOU WILL BE ENTITTLED TO 45% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION 5% OFTHE TOTAL SUM WILL BE USED TO REINBURSE EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROMTELEPHONE BILLS AND OTHER EXPENSES DURING THE TRANSACTION WHILE 50% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES HERE.PLEASE YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO KEEP TOP SECRET AS WE ARE STILL INSERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU.

I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOUCONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT, WE THEN COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUDSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FOR INVESTMENT IN ANY COUNTRY YOU MAY ADVICE US TOO.ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROMYOU THROUGH MY ALTERNATE EMAIL ADDRESS AT : issaah _issaahahmed4@yahoo.fr

YOURS FAITHFULLYISSAAH AHMED
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