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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:
  • "might come to you as a surprise" (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)
  • "transaction is 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: "William Sankara" <william-sjn@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sankarawilliam@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:13:55 +0000
Subject: Get back to me.

MY DEAR,

THIS MAIL MIGHT COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AND THE TEMPTATION TO IGNORE IT AS
UN-SERIOUS COULD COME INTO YOUR MIND BUT PLEASE CONSIDER IT A DIVINE WISH
AND ACCEPT IT WITH A DEEP SENSE OF HUMILITY.I AM MR.WILLIAM SANKARA, THE
MANAGER IN-CHARGE OF TELEX/AUDITING DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA ANNEX
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO IN WEST 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 OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME
ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER
MR.RAYMOND BECK WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH ALONG WITH HIS WIFE IN EGYPT AIR
FLIGHT 990, FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH AND THE PERSON PLS VIEW
THIS WEB:(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm).
SINCE WE GOT THIS INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH AND ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION,I
FOUND OUT THAT HE DIED WITHOUT MAKING A WILL,AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS
NEXT OF KIN WAS FRUITLESS.

I THEREFORE MADE FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERED THAT MR.BECK DID NOT
DECLARE ANY KIN OR RELATIONS IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS INCLUDING HIS
BANK DEPOSIT PAPER WORK IN THIS BANK.ALTHOUGH PERSONALLY,I KEPT THIS
INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MYSELF,TO ENABLE THE WHOLE PLANS AND IDEA BE
PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DURING THE TIME OF EXECUTION.THE SAID AMOUNT IS
(USD17.3M,SEVENTEEN MILLION,THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLRAS)AS
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW,I CAME ACROSS YOUR CONTACT ON MY SEARCH FOR A
RELIABLE PARTNER,I CONTACTED YOU TO BE MY PARTNER,CAPABLE AND VIABLE TO
CHAMPION A BUSINESS OF SUCH MAGNITUDE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.

MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE
BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AND GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND
TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN A PLACE, DIRECTIVES
AND NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME AND ALSO BENEFIT YOURSELF TO THIS
GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY,IN FACT I WOULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT MY
POSITION IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT(A BANKER),WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE EYE BROW ON MY SIDE
DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER.

THIS IS THE ACTUAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE A SECOND PARTY OR FELLOW WHO
WILL FORWARD CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN WITH AFFIDAVIT OF TRUST OF OATH TO
THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE YOU WILL NEED THE MONEY TO
BE TRANSFERRED , ON THIS REQUEST AS IT MAY BE AFTER DUE VERIFICATION AND
CLARIFICATION BY THE CORRESPONDENT BRANCH OF THE BANK WHERE THE WHOLE MONEY
WILL BE REMITTED FROM TO YOUR OWN DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS RISK FREE, ON SMOOTH
CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION; YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM
AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE CARE OF EXPENSES THAT
ARISES DURING THE PERIOD OF TRANSFER, WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME, PLEASE YOU
BE ADVISED TO KEEP”CONFIDENTIAL” AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO
RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER I CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU.

I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THE 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 INDICATED HEREIN AND
FURTHER INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY YOU ADVISE ME TO
INVEST IN AND OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION SHALL BE RELAYED WHEN I HEAR FROM
YOU.

I SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND INCLUDE YOUR PHONE AND
FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.WILLIAM SANKARA.

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