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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)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "karimu zongo" <karimuzongo18@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:14:21 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT.

FROM:MR KARIMU ZONGO.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.

Dear Friend,


I am Mr Karimu Zongo, the Director in charge of Auditing and accounting
section in Bank of Africa (B.O.A) Ouagadougou Burkina-faso West Africa.

With Due respect and regards, I have a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of this
venture.

During our investigation and Auditing in this ank, My Department came
across a very huge sum of money Belonging to a deceased person. who Died
on October 31st 1999 in a plane crash, and the funds has Been Dormat in his
account.

The Funds Amount was U.S $22.2m (Twenty two million two Hundred Thousand
United States dollars only). it might interest you to know that I got your
impressive information through the Burkina-faso chamber of foreign relations
here in Ouagadougou Burkina-faso.

Meanwhile all the arrangement has been put in place to make claim over this
fund.
i want you to stand as next of kin to the Deceased, to enable my Bank
approval transfer of this money to a foreign account which you will
provide.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone
bills, while 65% will be for me and my partners. Please, Be Advise
to keep "top secret" of this venture as I am still in service and intend to
retire
from service after i conclude this transaction with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this Bank until you confirm
the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for
sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated.
to this end,i need your urgent response if your intrested,florish me also
with your contact phone when geting get to me.

Yours faithfully,

MR KARIMU ZONGO.

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