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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
  • "my direct telephone number" (i.e. "call me on my cellphone at the Internet cafe where we scammers hang out")
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • boa_burkina_faso@email.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "issa muha" <issa_muha17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: issa_muha@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 08:03:33 +0000
Subject: ASSIST ME

FROM . Mr Issa Muha
MANAGER AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
BANK OF AFRICAN ANNEX.
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO

I Apologies to you for any inconveniences caused if this mail does not meet
your demands, though I do not intend to embarrass you by contenting you, how
are you and your family? I hope all is well.

DURING MY INVESTIGATIONT AS THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF ACCOUNTING SECTION IN
MY DEPARTMENT I CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO ONE OF OUR
CUSTOMER WHO DIED ON 22nd OCTOBER 2001 IN A PLANE CRASH WITH EGYTIAN AIRLINE
AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY
CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR BANK EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATION BEFORE MY
DISCOVERY.

My ,business with you is authentic and the gospel truth remains that the
deceased customer of our bank died and his account balance$29.870 Million in
our bank has been unclaimed for the past 4years and if nothing is done at
the earliest, the upcoming unclaimed bill policy would negatively affect
this fund. and money affected by these policies goes into the bank treasury.

My good brother, i just want you to stand AS the naxt of kin to the
deceased customer,so that the bank will now transfer the money to you as the
inheritor,

but before that i will like to explain little about this transcation to
you,as you may know that you will be entitle to 40% of the total sum while
55% will be for me and 5% will be for expences as there will be some up
front expences that will be involve before the money transfer to your
account,

Contact the bank immediately and inform them that you're the next of kin to
their deceased customer Mr. Arthur Billings of America. That before he met
his untimley death, that he told you that he deposited the sum of
US$29.870M (TWENTY NINE MILLION EIGHT AND HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) and His account number is BOAOUA4934109.

All I want from you is to be punctual in your communication with the bank
and also revert to me whatever communication you're having with the bank to
avoid mistakes. You should also provide a well secured account for the
remittance of the fund to your nominated account.

If my suggestion is accepted, I will be glad to have you as my partner.
Please note this, your swift cooperation is highly needed and once again I
will be very greatful to have you as my assistance in this transaction and
the almighty Allah will forever bless you more abundantly.

This is the bank informations bellow.
Bank of Africa (B.O.A)
Ouagadougou, Burkia Faso.
Tel : 00226-78-82-12-84
Fax: 00226-50-42-01-79
E-Mail :boa_burkina_faso@email.com
Attn : Mr. Ali Kabore (F.R.D)
Director Foreign Remittance Department.

As soon as you contact the bank, please kindly get back to me immediately
through e-mail to enable me follow up. Call me with this number as soon as
you recieve this mail 00226-76-40-07-70, it's my direct telephone number. Is
rest assured that I am capable of completing this transaction within ten
banking days from today based on your maximum co-operation and assistance.
All valuable information you need to know concerning the abandoned fund and
it's late depositor would be given to you. Bear it in mind that this
transaction is absolutely risk-free both now and in future.

I am looking forward to hear from you as soon a possible.
Best Wishes

Thanks.
Mr.Issa Muha.

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