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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)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "sonia konate" <madam_sonia_konate106@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:42:38 +0000
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT

CREDIT OFFICER
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPT,
BANK OF AFRICA,
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO

DEAR FRIEND

FIRST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION;THIS IS BY VIRTUE
OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW
THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND
WORRIED,BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.I
HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION,AS I HAVE
BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETNESS AND ABILITY IN TRANSACTION OF
THIS NATURE. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU.

I AM MRS,SONIA KONATE CREDIT OFFICER WITH THE BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU
BURKINA FASO. I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND
REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION,WHICH INVOLVES THE
TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM
CONFIDENCE.

THE PROPOSITION: A FOREIGNER AN AMERICAN ,LATE DR GEORGE BRUMLEY, CONTRACTOR
WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION BURKINA FASO,UNTIL HIS DEATH IN KENYA
AIR BUS (A310-300) FLIGHT KQ430,BANKED WIH US AT BANK of AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU
BURKINA FASO AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE END OF JANUARY,2000 WORTH
USD 15.200,000.00(FIFTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLAR), THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A NEXT OF KIN AS BENEFICIARY.VALUABLE EFFORTS
ARE BEING MADE BY THE BANK OF AFRICAN HERE IN BURKINA FASO TO GET IN TOUCH
WITH ANY OF THE BRUMLEY'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT TO NO SUCCESS.IT IS
BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF
LATE DR GEORGE BRUMLEY'S NEXT OF KIN(HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THAT IS
KNOWN TO US).THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,THAT ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE
DECLEARED "UNCLAINMED" AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR
ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE
WORLD IN GENERAL.

IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO
HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO LATE DR GEORGE BRUMLEY SO THAT THE FUND USD
15.2 MILLION WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROOFS TO ENABLE YOU GET THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY
WORKED OUT.

I HAVE SECURED FROM THE PROBATE AN ORDER OF MADAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF
DECEASED BENEFICIARIES,AND MORE SO I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS
100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT.YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST BE FOR MYSELF
FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. ACCORDING TO AGGREMENT WITHIN BOTH PARTIES AS SOON
AS WE RECIEVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF
OUR MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL,I WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECCESSARY
MODALITIES AND DISBURSEMENT RATIO TO SUITE BOTH PARTIES WITHOUT ANY
CONFLICT.

IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU DO NOT MAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE
TRUST I HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU AND YOUR COMPANY,THEN KINDLY GET TO ME
IMMEDIATELY VIA MY EMAIL,PLEASE FURNISH ME WITH YOUR MOST CONFIDENTIAL
TELEPHONE,FAX NUMBERS SO THAT I CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO APPLY FOR THE
RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF THE FUND IN YOUR FAVOUR. SEE THE WEBSITE
OF THE PLANE CRASH

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CORPORATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS SONIA KONATE

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