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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)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "karim musa" <karim_musa24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: karim_musa01@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:51:56 +0200
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION CALL ME.

Attention:Dear Friend,

Request For Urgent Business
Relationship


It impresses me a lot to email you, I am Bar.Onochie karim Onochie {Esq.}
the personal attorney to Late Minister Rafik Hariri the owner of cadbury
manufacturing Company here in Burkina Faso, I contacted you because late
Minister Rafik Hariri was a foreigner and the fund can not be approve to an
Indigne of here in Burkina faso.

The request of foreigner as next of Kin in this business is occasioned by
the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as
next of kin to a foreigner.

I'm contacting you to assist me in repatriating the funds left behind by my
deceased client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where the investment deposit funds were lodged.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained
unclamed after three years, the money will be transfered into the Bank
treasury account as unclaimed fund.

Consequently the management team of the bank has recently issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the investment deposits confiscated by
the end of this quarter in their financial calendar of 2006.

The bank have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his
money
because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin
or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Please I'm seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this deposit
valued at $25 Million United States Dollars can be claimed to you for both
of us to share the money.

I have all necessary legal documentation that can be used to back up the
claim. All I require is your honest and kind cooperation to enable us seeing
this deal through.

25 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the
provision of a foreign account, 5 % will be set aside for expenses incured
during the business.

Therefore to enable the immediate trnansfer of this fund to you as arranged,
you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the
deceased.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with thefollowing;

1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers — for confidentiality and easy
communication and location where in the money will be remitted.

These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can
be made.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free
and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required
arrangements have been made for the transfer.

Profile of the Late Minister of Lebanon:

The late Rafik Hariri died on February 14, 2005 when explosives equivalent
to around 300 kg of C4 were detonated as his motorcade drove past the Saint
George Hotel in the Lebanese capital, for more information please log
on to (http://www.hariri.info)

Once again, remember that time is of great essence in this transaction.

I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.Call me directly to my.
Tel: +226-76-56-25-86.

Yours Sincerely,

Bar.Onochie karim Onochie (Esq.)
ONOCHIE LAW CHAMBERS
Solicitors & Advocates
Tel: 00226-76-56-25-86.

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