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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Ousman Mohammed" <ous_moh@wall.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ous_moh@walla.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:35:22 +0200
Subject: PLEASE READ AND KEEP CONFIDENTIALLY.


From The Desk Of:
Dr Ousman Mohammed:
Dakar,Senegal.ATTN:
Dear Sir,
TRANSFER OF ($8,200.000.00 USD} EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.


I am the Executive Director, Operations and Information Technology, of Regionale Solidarite Banque, a well-known bank in Senegal.
One of our accounts with a holding balance of $8.200.000.00 USD) EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNDREND THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR has been dormant and has not been operated for the past six years.
From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account,a
foreigner died in August 2000 in a Plane Crash and since then nobody
has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has
no family members who are aware of the existence the account nor the
funds.
Also Information from the National Immigration stated that he was also
single on entry into Federal Republic of Senegal.
I have secretly discussed this matter with some of the bank officials
and we agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with.
We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin
of the deceased, for the funds to be released to you after due
processes have been followed.
This transaction is totally risk and trouble free as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drugs, money laundering, terrorism or any other illegal act.
The sharing of the fund between us, is as follows; 30% of the total sum
will go to you for your effort and commitment to the success of this
transaction. 60% for me and my collague's. While 10% set aside for expenses incurred in due process of this transaction.
As soon as i receive an acknowledge of the receipt of this message in
Acceptance, i will immediately start up with the processing of the document of cliams.
Best Regards
Dr Ousman Mohammed.
Executive Director
Operations/Information Technology
Regionale Solidarite Banque.

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