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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:
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bamba Williams" <bamba_williams@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: bamba.williams@bol.com.br
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 14:25:08 +0000
Subject: LOOKING FOR INVESTMENT PARTNER

MR. BAMBA WILLIAMS
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE
IVORY COAST

Dear Sir,

I am MR. BAMBA WILLIAMS, a SENIOR MANAGEMENT Staff in
Foreign/Operations Department with one of the local banks here in
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire(IVORY COAST).

On June 6, 2000, a Jordan Oil Consultant/Contractor with the
Ivorien National Petrolum Corporation, MR.ABDUL-KAREEM HASHIMI operated a
Domiciliary Account with my bank and made a numbered time(fixed)
deposits amounting to US$10,750,000 (Ten Million, Seven
Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars).

However, on investigation, it was discovered that MR.ABDUL-KAREEM HASHIMI
died in a plane crash with EGYPTIAN FLIGHT BOEING 990 on 31st October,
2003 along with his family.

On further investigation, I discovered that MR.ABDUL-KAREEM HASHIMI did not
leave a WILL or NEXT OF KIN and all attempts to trace his Relatives to
come for the claim of this fund proved abortive till date. This sum of
US$10,750,000 is still lying in the Bank untouched and the INTEREST is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. For the
past 5 years now, no one has ever come forward to claim the fund.

According to Cote D'Ivoire (IVORY COAST) Laws, at the expiration of 7
(Seven) years, the bank will return the money direct to Central Bank
of Cote d'Ivoire if nobody applies to claim the funds. However, my
proposal is that I will like to FRONT you as a foreigner to stand in
as the Next of Kin to MR.ABDUL-KAREEM HASHIMI so that the fruits of this old
man's labour will not get into the hands of these corrupt government
officials who might divert the fund direct into their personal pockets
at the end of the seven (7) years.

Also kindly consider the following Terms:-

1. I will like to present you as the legitimate Next of Kin to
MR.ABDUL-KAREEM HASHIMI as the beneficiary of this fund.

2. You will provide our bank here with a viable account details where
you would like the bank to transfer the fund safely into your account
as Next of Kin of the former depositor - MR.ABDUL-KAREEM HASHIMI.

3. Please note that there is NO RISK attached to this as all the
Computer Programming work will be done by me, inserting your name as
the legitimate Beneficiary of this fund. This Transaction has nothing
to do with government of any country or individual. The main owner of
the account is dead, so feel very free to co-operate with me so that
we shall benefit from it at the end.

4. You will be entitled to 30% from the total amount as your
compensation after the transfer of fund into your account.

As soon as I receive your acceptance to participate in this
transaction, I will furnish you with the necessary modalities to
commence. Finally, I am relying my confidence in you, believing that
you will not disappoint me.

Therefore, if you are interested, please reply immediately for more
details.

Note - this is 100% RISK-FREE through out.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

God bless you.

Sincerely Yours,
BAMBA WILLIAMS

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