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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • bankmanager@freemail.nl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "banker manager" <bank_manager@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 07:24:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF{MR.AMEN}


FROM THE DESK OF{MR.AMEN}THE GENERAL MANAGER.BOA{BANK OF AFRICA}01 OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO 01.

DEAR SIR.URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.I WISH TO MAKE A TRANSFER INVOLVING A HUGE AMOUNT AND IT WAS BORNE OUT OF MY DESIRE TO SHARE A MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

DEFINITELY IT IS MY PLEASURE TO CONTACT YOU FOR ASSISTANCE AND BUSINESS CO-OPERATION,WELL I KNOW THE CONTENT OF THIS LETTER MIGHT BE SURPRISING TO YOU,BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT EVERY WORD TO THIS CONTACT IS ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT EVEN THOUGH WE HARDLY KNOW,CAUSE I BELIEVE YOU CAN INNOCENTLY HELP ME!!!

MEANWHILE I AM THE GENERAL MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE,AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT BANK{B.O.A}IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF{$15M US DOLLARS}{FIFTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS}IN ACCOUNT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY.

ACCORDINGLY THE TRAGIC NEWS HAPPENS ON MONDAY 31 JULY,2000,13:22 GMT 14:22 UK}IMMEDIATELY SINCE WE GOT THIS INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY,CAUSE THE BANK CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES,BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LENT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY,THAT I PARTICULARLY DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS TO A FOREIGN PARTNER IN OTHER JUST TO ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN/RELATION/BUSINESS PARTNER TO THIS DECEASED,FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND I PERSONALLY DID NOT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL,AND THE BANKING LAW GUIDELINE HERE IN AFRICA PARTICULARLY STIPULATE THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER{TEN YEARS}THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERS INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.

ABSOLUTELY{45%}OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNERS RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,AND{50%}WOULD BE FOR ME,WHILE{5%}WILL BE FOR THE EXPENSES,THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED,CAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO WHOEVER THAT HAS CORRECT INFORMATION TO THIS ACCOUNT.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR INTONATIONAL PASSPORT COPY IF AVAILABLE,FOR CLARITY AND SECURITY REASONS AND I AM GOING TO INSTRUCT YOU HOW AND WHAT NEXT TO DO IMMEDIATELY YOU EXPRESSES YOUR INTEREST AND REGARDS THROUGH YOUR RESPOND TO THIS OFFERING ACCORDINGLY.

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WITH WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK IMMEDIATELY AFTER GIVEN YOU MORE EXPLANATION OF THIS TRANSACTION AND I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING YOU NOTICE THAT THIS DEAL IS HITCH FREE AND YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR PAYMENT.

PLEASE CLICK ON THE BELOW SITE AND FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FAMILY!

HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/EUROPE/859479.STM

{WITH DUE RESPECT,TRUST AND HUMILITY}YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER AND HERE IS MY DIRECT MOBILE CONTACT{226-76014424}I AM ANXIOUSLY AWAITING YOUR RESPOND THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL BANK EMAIL:{bankmanager@freemail.nl}I AM COUNTING ON YOUR SENSE OF CONFIDENTIALITY,AS IT IS MY DESIRE TO KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF.

REGARD.

{MR.AMEN}
THE GENERAL MANAGER B.O.A{BANK OF AFRICA}

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