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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)
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "shehu musa" <shemusa1@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 23:49:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM MY DESK.


FROM THE DESK OF MR.SHEHU MUSA
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF
BANK OF AFRICA BOA).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.


DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR SHEHU MUSA, THE MANAGER IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF Bank Of Africa(BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso West-Africa. WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS, I HAVE DECIDDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIALY TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THIS TRANSACTION.

DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONG TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER, MR.ABDEL-RAHMAN AMIN, 72YEARS OLD, OF CAIRO EGYPT. WHO DIED WITH HIS WIFE AND THEIR ONLY CHILD IN A GULF AIR PLANE CRASHED INTO THE SEA OFF BAHRAIN KILLING ALL 143 PASSENGERS ON BOARD ON THURSDAY, 24 AUGUST, 2000, 16:20 GMT 17:20.

AMIN WAS THE OWNER OF A COFFE-ROASTING FACTORY HERE IN BURKINAFASO AND ALSO A CONTRANCTOR. AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATION BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEPARTMENT. THE SAID AMOUNT WAS S $7.2M (SEVEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).AND TO EASE YOUR APPREHENSSION, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION FROM AN INTERNET SEARCH AS I WAS DESPERATLY LOOKING FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER TO STRIKE THIS BUSINESS WITH.

MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, TO GET THE REQURIED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND DIRECTIVES AND ALL THE NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST US AND ALSO BENEFIT YOUR SELF TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPORTUNITY.

INFACT I WOULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT (A BANKER) WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYE BROW ON MY SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE I WORK IN THIS BANK. THIS IS THE ACTUAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE A SECOND PARTY OR FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS AS TE NEXT OF KIN WITH AFFIDAVIT OF TRSUTH OF OATH TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE HE WILL NEED THE MONEY TO BE RE-TRANSFERRED INTO ON HIS REQUEST AS IT MAY BE AFTER DUE VERIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION BY THE CORRESPONDENT BRANCH OF THE BANK WHERE THE WHOLE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED FROM TO YOUR OWN DEIGNATION BANK ACCOUNT.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. ON SMOOTH CONCLUSSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE INTITLED TO 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE CARE OF EXPENCES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER AND ALSO TELEPHONE BILS, WHILE 65% WILL BE FOR ME.

PLEASE, YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO KEEP "TOP SECRET" AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTENDED TO RETIRE AT THE CONCLUSSION OF THIS DEAL.I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACOUNT AND ASK ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY YOU ADVICE US TI INVEST IN.

ALL OTHER NECESSARY VITAL INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR HANDSOME REPLY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR SHEHU MUSA.

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