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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:
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Roy Rufai <roy.rufai01@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: roy.rufai@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:14:15 +0100 (CET)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL........................................annet plasmeijer


FROM:MR ROY RUFAI
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
BANK ATLANTIQUE .
RUE DE COMMERCE
LOME - TOGO.

DEAR ,

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
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I am Mr Roy Rufai, The director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Bank Atlantique , Lome-Togo, in Africa.With due respect and regards,I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.

During my investigation and auditing in this bank,my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person ( ENG W.A.Plasmeijer), who died On the 21st of April 2001, with his wife and their only daughter in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road while returning from a cultural festival holding in a nearby city.This fund has been lying in his account with this bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before my discovery to this development.

Although personally,I kept this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be pofitable and successful during the time of execution.The said amount was USD$14.5m. I am glad to say that with the introduction of internet and website,I was opportuned and pleasured to have come across your contact through this satellite media.I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names with him, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid or transfer to your account.

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foriegn account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to work with me and also benefit yourself to this great business opportunity since you have the same last name with the deceased person.

This is the actual reason why it will require a person with the same last name who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of Oath to this bank and also present a foriegn account where he will need the money to be retransfered into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by designation bank account. I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.On the receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities of the fund and more comprehensive details will be relayed to you as regards to this transaction. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through

Please,you have been adviced to keep top secret as i am still in service and intend to retire from service after i conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment,either in your country or any country you advice me to invest in.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Roy Rufai






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