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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)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Ibrahim Kafia" <mr_kafia7@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:10:49 +0100
Subject: YOUR HONEST ASSISTANCE NEEDED.

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR.IBRAHIM KAFIA,THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER AT THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) OUAGADUOGUO BURKINA FASO.

I DISCOVERED THE SUM OF SEVEN MILLION,TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
(USD7.2)BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK.THE FUND HAS BEEN
LYING IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE
MONEY SINCE THE ACCOUNT OWNER LATE,MR.SALLA KHAT FROM LEBANESE WHO WAS
INVOLVED IN THE DECEMBER 26TH 2003 BENIN PLANE CRASH.HERE IS THE AIR CRASH
WEBSITE ON
CNN:=http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

IT IS THEREFORE,UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO TAKE THIS ULTIMATUM
AND MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AS THE FUND WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU AS
THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT
DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO
INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

THE BANKING RULES HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED
AFTER FIVE YEARS,THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED FUND.THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS
OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND THERE
IS NEVER A TIME ANOTHER PERSON FROM THIS COUNRY CAN APPLY FOR SUCH CLAIM OF
THE FUNDS.

THEREFORE,I SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO COME FORWARD AS THE NEXT OF
KIN.I HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY
RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICE RENDERED,55% WILL BE
FOR ME WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE WHOLE PROCESS OF
THIS TRASACTION.THEN IF THE MONEY TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM THIS
BANK, I WILL PROCCEED IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING OF THE
FUNDS

YOURS FAITHFUL,

MR.KAFIA.

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