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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • mrs_1fatma@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs_ 1fatma" <mrs_1fatma@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:26:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MRS FATMA ILIOUCO


FROM THE DESK OF MRS FATMA ILIOUCO
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
BANK COMMERCIAL OF BURKINA FASO(BCB)
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.

DEAR FRIEND
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENT IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY
VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.
HOWEVER AFTER SERIES OF PETITION WAS RECEIVED BY THIS PRESENT REGIME FROM
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS AND INABILITY OF THE
BANK COMMERCIAL OF BURKINA FASO(BCB)TO FULFIL THEIR OBLIGATION FOR THE PAYMENT TO ITS FOREIGN CREDITORS, IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, THEY MANDATED US TO CARRY OUT A CAREFUL
AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL OVERDUE PAYMENTS TO FOREGN CONTRACTORS
AND TO EFFECT PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY.

DURING THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROCESS, WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF
US8.5M(EIGHT MILLION US DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMERWHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRED FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH
I WANT YOU TO VISIT THE WEB SITE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
SINCE WE GOT THE
INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEING 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 AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT 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 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 DECEASED FOR
SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE
DONT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIM BILL.
I AGREE THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGNER PARTNER, IN
RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, AND 50% WOULD BE FOR ME,
THEN 10% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES INCURE DURING THE TRANSACTION. THERE
AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE
PERCENTAGE INDICATED.THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO
YOU AS ARRANGE, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NEXT OF
KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE
COMMUNITCATION AND LOCATION WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY EMAIL THE TEXT OF
THE APPLICATION TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING
TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH/ FREE RISK AND THIS
TRANSACTION WILL ONLY TAKE US 14BANKING DAYS BECAUSE AS A BANKER. I KNOW
WHAT TO DO AND MOVE THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY DELAY AND THAT
YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQIRED ARRANGEMENT HAVE
BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER SO THAT I WILL
SEND YOU THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION FORM TO APPLY TO THE BANK AND THE
DATA INFORMATION OF THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.

DO NOT FAIL TO REPLY
ME WITH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS box; mrs_1fatma@yahoo.fr
MRS FATMA ILIOUCO
Bill & Exchange Manager,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)


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