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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • pissa_abubaka11111@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "pissa_abubaka03 Gazeta.pl" <pissa_abubaka03@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: pissa_abubaka11111@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 16:50:03 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY


FROM THE DESK OF DR PISSA ABUBAKA,
MANAGER AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT, BANK OF AFRICA
(BOA) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA.

PLANE CRASH WEB SITE. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/502503.stm
("REMITTANCE OF $20.5MILLIONS U.S.A DOLLARS CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE")

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON ,

I AM (DR PISSA ABUBAKA),THE MANAGER OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
HERE IN BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO IN WEST AFRICA.FIRST, I
MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS
NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.
HOWEVER AFTER SERIES OF PETITION WAS RECIEVED BY THIS PRESENT REGIME FROM
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS AND INABILITY OF THE BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)TO FULFILL
THEIR OBLIGATION FOR THE PAYMENT TO ITS FOREIGN CREDITORS, IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, THEY MANDATED US TO CARRY OUT A CAREFUL AND
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL OVERDUE PAYMENTS TO FOREIGN CONTRACTORS AND TO
EFFECT PAYMENTS IMMEDIATELY.
DURING THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROCESS, WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$10
M (TEN MILLION US DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN
CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH THAT
HAPPENED IN (NOVEMBER 1999).SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE
HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE
WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOME BODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR
RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES AND LAWS BUT
UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED
ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY
DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE
MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND
SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS
MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.I AGREE THAT 40% OF
THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER, IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION
OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,AND 50% WOULD BE FOR ME, WHILE 10% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES
INCURE DURING THE TRANSACTION. THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED.THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE
IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST
TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING FOR EASY
AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE
REMITTED.UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY EMAIL THE
TEXT OF THE APPLICATION TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK. I WILL NOT FAIL TO
BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE RISK AND THIS
TRANSACTION WILL ONLY TAKE US 14 BANKING DAYS BECAUSE AS A BANKER, I KNOW
WHAT TO DO AND MOVE THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY DELAY AND THATYOU
SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN
MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER SO THAT I WILL SEND
YOU THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION TO APPLY TO THE BANK AND THE DATA
INFORMATION OF THE DECEASED .
IF ONLY YOU ARE INTRESTED AND READY TO HELP REPLY THROUGHT THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS (pissa_abubaka11111@yahoo.fr)

1. NAME IN FULL:................................
2. ADDRESS:.......................................
3. NATIONALITY:...................................
4. AGE:.............................................
5. Sex..............................................
6. OCCUPATION:......................................
7. MARITAL STATUS:..................................
8. PHONE............................................
9. FAX:.............................................

YOUR'S FAITHFULLY,
DR PISSA ABUBAKA,
FROM BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)

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