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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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Husam Jafar" <husamjafar2@hosanna.net>
Reply-To: husam.jafar01@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:21:35 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPOND IN A BENEFICIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION


From: Mr. Husam Jafar,

Bank of Africa

Burkina Faso (BOA)

Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.



Dear friend,



I am Mr. Husam Jafar, the director of the account & auditing dept
at the Bank of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso West Africa. With due
respect, I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will
be beneficial to both of us. At the bank's last account/auditing
evaluations, I came across an old account which was being maintained by a
foreign client who we learnt died on a sudden motor accident along Togo road
on his way back to Burkina Faso with his entire family, his wife and his
only child on 6th Nov. 2003.



Since the deceased was unable to run this account since his death, the
account has remained dormant without the knowledge of his family since it
was put in a safe deposit account in the bank for future investment by the
client. Since his demise, nobody, not even the members of his family have
applied for claims over this fund and it has been in the safe deposit
account until I discovered that. It cannot be claimed since our client is a
foreign national and we are sure that he has no next of kin here to file
claims over the money. AS the director of the dept, this discovery was
brought to my office so as to decide what is to be done. With the few
personnel in my dept, I decided to seek ways to transfer this money out of
the bank and out of the country too.



The total amount in the accounts is eighteen million five hundred thousand
dollars (USD 18,500,000.00). With our positions as a staff of the bank, I am
handicapped because I cannot operate foreign accounts and cannot lay bona
fide claim over this money. While contemplating on what to do, I came across
your email contact in the Burkina Faso ministry of commerce, in the internet
directory. I decided to ask you for your help to transfer this money out of
the country to your account in your country .The client is a foreign
national and you will only be asked to act as his next of kin or business
partner. I will supply you with all necessary information and bank data
needed to assist you in transferring this money to any bank account of your
choice where this money could be transferred to.



I have decided to give away fifty %( 50%) to you for your assistance and
fifty (50%) for me. There will be expenses that will arise during the
transfer of this fund but what ever the expenses will be, you and I will
take care of it. I want to assure you that this transaction is absolutely
100% guarantee since I work in this bank. I want you to be confident in the
success of this transaction because you will be updated with information as
at when desired.



I will please wish you keep this transaction secret as I am hoping to retire
with my share of this money at the end of the transaction which will be when
this money is safely transferred into your account. I will then come over to
your country for sharing of the money according to the previous agreed
percentage. You might even have to advise us on possibilities of investment
in your country or elsewhere of our choice. May god help you to help me to a
restive retirement, Amen.



Please for further information and enquiries feel free to contact me through
my email address (husam.jafar01@ymail.com) or call me on this number (00 226
76 70 34 60) for oral discussion. Do not hesitate to furnish me with your
private telephone line for easy and effective communication.


I am waiting for your urgent response



Thanks and remain blessed.



Bellow is my resident contact address and my telephone line

Siege social: 01bp 452001 -Ouagadougou 01



Mr. Husam Jafar,

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