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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)
  • "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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "dangote suleman" <dangotesuleman@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 21:57:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL DO NOT IGNOR.


FROM THE DESK OF MR DANGOTE SULEMAN
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA) OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA FASO.

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM THE MANAGER, INCHARGE OF BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT OF THE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.THERE IS A BUSINESS L WOULD WANT YOU TO CHAMPION FOR ME.

IN MY DEPARTMENT I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US $10.5M (TEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)IN ANACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER .WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN NOVMBER 1999 IN AN AEROPLANE CRASH IN ABIDJAN COAST IN COTE D'IVOIRE

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,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 DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES,BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONG SIDE WITH HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NO ONE AS THE RIGHT BENEFICAIRY TO HIS BALANCE WITH OUR BANK.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT L 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 UNCLAIMED FUND.

THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CAN NOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO HIM.

I HAVE AGREED, THAT AFTER THE SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THE TRANSACTION,THAT L WILL MAKE IT 60-40 FOR YOU CONSIDERING YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER,IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,THERE AFTER L WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE AGREED.

THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED,YOU WILL APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED,INDICATING YOUR FULL NAME,YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND THE LOCATION WHERE IN THEMONEY WILL BE REMITTED.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY EMAIL OR FAX THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION.BE YOU INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR WHATSOEVER,AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFERTRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR DANGOTE SULEMAN.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER(BOA).





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