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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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "idris rimi" <dr.idris.rimi2010@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:46:29 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM, THE DESK OF DR IDRIS RIMI,



FROM, THE DESK OF DR IDRIS RIMI,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT(BOA).=20
BANK OF AFRICA,
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.
www.bkofafrica.net

DEAR FRIEND,

HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR FAMILY? HOPE FINE, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION AND=
UNDERSTAND MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU TODAY THROUGH THIS EMAIL, MY NA=
ME IS DR IDRIS RIMI, BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER IN BANK OF AFRICA OUAGAD=
OUGOU BURKINA-FASO. IN MY DEPARTMENT, DURING THE AUDITING OF THE YEAR 2=
006, I DISCOVERED AN ABOUNDED SUM OF =A34.500.000.00 POUNDS THAT BELONG=
S TO OUR LATE MR.MORRIS THOMPSON, AN AMERICAN PROMINENT MAN WHO UNFORTU=
NATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE PLANE CRASH OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261, =
WHICH CRASHED ON JANUARY 31st 2000. YOU MAY READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH O=
N VISITING THIS C.N.N NEWS INTERNET WEBSITE BELOW:-

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO SECURE AND MOVE THIS HUGE SUMS OF=
MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE CLIENT TO THE TUNE OF =A34.500.000.00,(FO=
UR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS) OUT FROM BANK OF AFRICA OUAGAD=
OUGOU BURKINA-FASO TO YOUR OWN ACCOUNT, HE EXECUTED CONTRACT THROUGH DE=
PARTMENT OF WORK AND HOUSING HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO AND THE M=
ENTIONED MONEY ABOVE IS HIS MONEY LEFT IN OUR BANK BEFORE HIS DEATH. ME=
ANWHILE, FOR YOUR SMOOTHNESS OF THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL PAY YOU 30% OF=
THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS MATTER. IF YOU KNOW THAT Y=
OU ARE INTERESTED AND CAPABLE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION, COME=
UP WITH THE INFORMATION'S SHOWED BELOW:-


1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR FULL HOME/OFFICE ADDRESS:
3. YOUR CONTACT CELL PHONE NUMBER:
4. YOUR AGE:
5. YOUR SEX/STATUS:
6. YOUR OCCUPATION:
7. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY:
8. A COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOG=
RAPH:

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ALL THESE INFORMATION'S IS SUBMITTED TO ME, I WILL =
IMMEDIATELY BUY AND DRAFT AN EMERGENCY APPLICATION FORM WITH ALL YOUR I=
NFORMATION'S AND SEND BACK TO YOU, SO THAT YOU WILL PROCEED WITH THE TR=
ANSACTION BY SENDING THE FORM TO (BOA) BANK FOR THE TRANSFERRING OF THI=
S FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
=20
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR IDRIS RIMI.


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