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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" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • usman_bellow030@yahoo.com
  • usman_bellow030@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Usman Bellow" <usman_bellow802@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: usman_bellow030@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 21:58:44 +0000
Subject: PERSONAL.

FROM MALLAM .USMAN BELLOW.
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF CREDIT
SECTION BANK OF AFRICA
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO
ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL((usman_bellow030@yahoo.com)
Tel.00226 76 56 25 86.

Dear Friend,

I am Mallam.Usman Bellow, credit officer of Bank of africa plc,I have an
urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.I honestly
apologize and hope I do not cause you much embarrassment by contacting you
through this means for a transaction of this magnitude,but this is due to
confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.

I have just come across your Information on the World Wide Web
(International Trade Portal) I am writing you following the impressive
information about you,I am assure of your capability and reliability to
champion this businees opportunity with.

Furthermore,due to this issue on my hands now,it became necesary for me to
seek your assistance, and it is imperative for me to know your opinion. On
Farbacks, Alaska America who died on july 31st 2000 with Alaska Airlines
Flight AF4590, an American Oil consultant/contractor,Mr.KURT KAHLE made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Dollars only) in my branch.

Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers, the American Oil consultant/contractor,Mr.KURT
KAHLE Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.KURT KAHLE died from an Alaska
Airlines Flight AF4590 accident.

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL,
and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr.KURT KAHLE did not declare any
next of kin or relations in all his official documents,including his Bank
Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$20,000,000.00 is still sitting
in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at
the end of each year.No one will ever come forward to claim it.

According to Laws of OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,at the expiration of 4(four)
years,the money will revert to the ownership of the OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

This is simple,I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.

We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and autharization
of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 70%
for me and
25% for you and 5% for Expenses Incurred in the course of the transaction.

You can as well confirm it by yourself and if you want to know more about
the man himself, you can check the Website.
http//news.bbc.co.uk./1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm, and click on the BBC
NEWS site

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the attorney and with my position as the credit officer guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction.If you are interested,please
reply immediately.

You may reply to my email box, ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL
(usman_bellow030@yahoo.com)
Upon your response. I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction.

Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.
Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks and regards.

Mallam.Usman Bellow.

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