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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "hassan_ 205" <hassan_205327@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 15:27:44 +0000
Subject: This is the details, reply me asap.

Dear Betune ,

My full name is (Mr Hassan Musa) Manager bill and exchange, african
devlopment bank (ADB) My house address is no,25 suma street dapoyah
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.West Africa. i have worked with this bank for 9
years now. i don't want to loose this last opportunity almighty Allah gave
to me at this point of time. I thank you for your urgent response to my
business proposal sent to you,honostely this deceased customer executed a
lot of contracts here before his death and he was also the major supplier of
agricultural equipments in West Africa.

The banking law here stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed after
5 years, it will go to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund. We discovered
the money during our last auditing in our department. we have made all
necessary enquiries to find out if we can get any of his relation so that
they will come for the claims but no avail.
I decided to contact you as a foreigner so that you will apply to our bank
for the release of the fund to you as the nearest person to the dead man
because I dont want the money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed
fund and besides nobody is coming for the fund again.

Many Banks in African use to confisicate a lot of foreigners money ,after
the fund must have been lying dormant in the Bank. We Poor Bankers don’t
gain anything if the fund is confiscated. I got this opportunity and decided
to contact you, for the mutual benefit of our both families.The transaction
has to undergo normal banking procedures of transferring inheritance fund
with my possition here in the bank it will not cost you much money but
little. So You will apply as the nearest person to the deceased
customer,while i will be here as your partner in the business,guiding you on
what to do until the fund enters your account.

This transaction is 100% hitch-free on both sides and has no atom of
negativity but you must try to keep it confidential and as a top secret to
protect my own interest here in the bank for not letting any of the
officials know that i gave you this contact ok. I once again wish to inform
you that 40% of the total sum will be for you for the provision of your
account were we will transfer the whole money and 3% will be for any
expenses we may incure during the transaction and the rest will be for me to
establish business in your country with your help.

Please i have worked very hard in my life and this particular opportunity i
do not want to play with. i will like you to send me your personal picture
so that i will know your face as my business partner and this will give me
more caurage and be very fast in communication to enable this fund get
transfer to your account within 9day, i believe you are ready to finance it
with out delay so that as soon as this fund is transfer into your account
you remove all you spend before you contact me for the sharing.Please you
are the only person i have informed about this business. I wait for your
urgent reply so that i will send to you the application form which you will
fill your informations and forward to the bank for the transfer of this
funds into your account. kindly call me as soon as you go through this mail
so that i will clearify you more.

I await for your urgent response.
My best regards,
Yours brother.
Mr Hassan Musa.

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