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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "remmittance 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "mr_hassan oseni" <mr_hassan_20099@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:01:46 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

FROM THE DESK MR HASSAN OSENI.
BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT
FOREIGN REMMITTANCE DEPT.
BANK OF AFRICA BURKINA
OUGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.
PHONE/00226 76 45 06 54.

DEAR FRINED,

I AM MR HASSAN OSENI.THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN
REMMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA BURKINA. I AM WRITING
FOLLOWING THE IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU THROUGH ON OF MY FRIENDS WHO
RUNS ACONSULTANCY FIRM IN YOUR COUNTRY. HE ASSURED ME OF YOUR CAPABILITY
AND RELIABILITY TO CHAMPION THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US $25.5 MILLION
DOLLARS(TWENTY FIVES MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) IN AN
ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FORIEGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS
ENTIRER FAMILY IN WORLD TRADE CENTER OF 11TH SEPTEMBER 2001..

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH WITH HIS ENTIRER FAMILY IN
WORLD TRADE CENTER OF 11TH SEPTEMBER 2001.. , WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS
NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE IT
UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASE
AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINES AND LAWS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE
LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONG SIDE WITH
HIM AT THE WITH HIS ENTIRER FAMILY IN WORLD TRADE CENTER OF 11TH SEPTEMBER
2001.. LEAVING NO BODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY
DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND
RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASE FOR
SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DONT
WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY
REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FOUR YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE
BANK TREASURE AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN
IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A
FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

WE AGREE THAT30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER, IN
RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE
FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY
COLLEGUES. THERE AFTER I AND MY COLLEGUES WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.

THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THID FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGE,
YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NEXT OR KIN OF THE DECEASED
INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE IN THE MONEY
WILL BE REMITTED.

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT
OF THE APPLICATION. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS HICTH-FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS
ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.

YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.

TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR HASSAN OSENI.

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