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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Alhaji Kabore" <al_kabore1@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 10:37:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM MR ALHAJI KABORE, Reply Immediately.


FROM THE DESK OF ALHAJI KABORE
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
BANK OF AFRICA.
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.

DEAR FRIEND,

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND GET BACK TO ME, I HOPE THAT YOU ARE WELL TODAY,I AM MR ALHAJI KABORE THE BILL AND AXCHANGE MANAGER OF THE FORIENG REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA B.O.A,

WITH DUE RESPECT,I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU OVER THIS BUSINESS FINANCIAL TRANSACTION WORTH THE SUM OF TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (10.5M)IN OTHER TO ENTRUST THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.THIS IS AN ABANDONED FUND THAT BELONGS TO A DECEASED CUSTOMERS OF THIS BANK,WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON A BENIN PLANE CRASH DISASTER ON DECEMBER 25TH 2003.

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 KHATIF FROM LEBANESE DIED WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY,

I WAS VERY FORTUNE TO MEET THE DECEASED FILE WHEN I WAS ARRANGING THE OLD AND ABANDONED CUSTOMERS FILES TO SUBMIT TO THE BANK MANAGEMENTS ACCORDINGLY FOR DOCUMENTATION PURPOSES.

FOLLOWING OUR BANKING FINANCIAL POLICY, IT WAS OBVIOUSLY INDICATED AND SIGNED LAW FULLY THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINS UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS WITHOUT SOMEBODY BEEN A FOREIGNER APPLY AND CLAIM THE FUND AS THE NEXT OF KIN , THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS AN UNCLAIMED FUND.

SO THE REQUEST OF YOU AS A FOREIGNER IS NECESSARILY NEEDED FOR THE CLAIM BECAUSE A CITIZEN OF BURKINA FASO CANNOT COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE FUND SINCE THE LAW DOES NOT PERMIT AN INDIGENE TO CLAIM SUCH FUND SINCE THE REAL BENEFICARY OF THE FUND IS DIED , THE BANK ARE EXPECTING THE NEXT OF KIN TO APPLY FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND FOR HIM OR HER WITHOUT DELAY BUT UNFORTUNATELY I LEARNT THROUGH THE INVESTIGATIONS WHICH I CARRIED OUT THAT THERE IS NOBODY BEHIND WHO CAN COME AND CLAIM THE FUND.

THEREFORE I WANT YOU TO APPLY TO THE BANK WITH YOUR RELIABLE BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS WHERE OUR BANK WILL TRANSFER THE FUND INTO AND IMMEDIATELY THE FUND IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT ,WE WILL SHARE THE FUND ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED BELOW,
SIXTY PERCENT (60%) OF THE TOTAL FUND WILL BE FOR ME.THIRTY PERCENT( 30%) FOR YOU,WHILE TEN PERCENT(10%) WILL BE FOR UNEXPECTED EXPENSES WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING THE TRANSFER.

AFTER THE FUND HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY, YOU WILL HELP ME AND MY FAMILY TO VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING THE MONEY ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED ABOVE,AND FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE ONLY EXISTING NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER AND AFTER APPROVAL WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AS YOU APPLIED,

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP THIS BUSINESS SECRET UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WHICH YOU WILL PROVIDE.SO I ASSURE YOU THAT THERE IS NO RISK IN THIS BUSINESS.

THE BANK WILL FORWARD TO YOU ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER AND WHICH WILL PROVE THAT YOU MAKE A LEGAL CLAIM OF INHERITANCE. IT IS TRUE THAT I PRAY TO GOD BEFORE I WAS PUSHED FORWARD TO CONTACT YOU FOR THIS BUSINESS BUT I WANT YOU TO ASSURE ME SOLEMNLY THAT YOU ARE ATRSUTWOTHY,RELIABLE,HONEST AND CAPABLE TO AVOID CHEATING ME IN THIS BUSINESS.IF YOU ARE REALLY SURE OF YOUR INTEGERITY,REPLY AND CALL ME (00226 76 75 66 95) IMMEDIATELLY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL FOR MORE DETAILS INFORMATION ON HOW THE PROCESS TO TRANSFER THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR ALHAJI ZONGO KABORE.



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