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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Karim Ahmed" <karimahmed201@msn.com>
Reply-To: karimahmed2005@myway.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:40:54 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY.

FROM THE DESK OF:MR. KARIM AHMED
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(A.D.B)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,
WEST AFRICA.

Dear Friend,

(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).

I am MR. KARIM AHMED.the Director in charge of Auditing section African
DevelopmentBank(A.D.B)Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa.Forgive my
indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise.I have decided to
contact you on a project that will be very beneficiary to both of us.During
our auditing in this Bank,I cameacross some amount of money belonging to a
deceased foreigner
Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong who died with his wife and their only daughter on
February 16,1998 in a plane crash.The fund has been dormant in his account
with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody from hisrelation
before my discovery to this development.He was the Governor of Taiwan
Central(Reserve)Bank.The said amount was $22.6 m US dollars (Twenty two
Millon six hundred thousand US dollars). I want you to know that I never
master minded the deathof the deceased fellow.Their death is a accour
Naturally.Please View this website:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
FOR YOUR INFORMATION BEEN YOU NOT A TAIWANESE WILL NOT
POSE ANY PROBLEMFOR THE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER ON THISFUND
INTO YOURACCOUNT.
All the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next
of kin to the deceased, has been put in place and directives will be relayed
to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me
and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.In this
country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account.This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or
fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also
present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred
into on his request.Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed after nineyears,the money will be transferred into the Bank
treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner as next of kin in this
business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a
Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin.I dont want this money to go into the
Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.Be assured this transaction is 100% risk
free.We agree that 30 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner,
in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be set aside for
expenses incured during the business and 60 % would be for me and my
colleagues. There after I and my colleagues will visit your country
fordisbursement according to the percentages indicated.Please you have been
adviced to keep "topsecret" as I am still in service and intend to retire
from service after I conclude this deal withyou.I will fly down to your
country or any place we shall agreed on for subsequent sharing of the fund
according to percentages previously indicated and further investment will be
discussed.I intend to import Agricultural matriels and Drugs(Medicines) back
to my country.On your acceptance to be my partner please email for a brief
discussion before we proceed.Please keep this proposal secret,even if you
will assist me.please can call me
( 00226 76 44 42 28)I look forward to receive your urgent reply call.
Yours brother,
MR. KARIM AHMED

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