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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)
  • "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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "razaq ibrahim" <r_ibrahim.rb8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rzq_ibrahim1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:59:29 +0000
Subject: CONSIDER MY URGENT REQUEST.

FROM ALHAJI RAZAQ IBRAHIM
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
BANK INTERNATIONAL BICIA-B
OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA WEST AFRICA.
My Dear Friend,

REQUEST FOR COOPERATION ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS DEAL.

Every six years BANK INTERNATIONAL BICIA-B transfer to its treasury,
millions of dollars of unclaimed Deceased Depositors Fund in compliance with
the Banking Laws and Guidelines to the majority of cases, with reference to
my bank-BANK INTERNATIONAL BICIA-B, the money normally runs into several
millions of dollars. Until (Mr Morris Thompson a Citizen of American)
great
industrialist and a resident of Alaska.who died along with his
wife and only daughter in a plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight number 261
which crashed on 31 January, 2000.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELOW:

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

I was his foreign currency denoted bank Account Manager with constant
balance in excess of eight digits. Ever since his death and up till this
time of writing no next of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim
his money with us. Naturally, as long as late Morris Thompson’s money
remains unclaimed, the bank remains richer in free funds with his money.
However, with me being in direct Auditing and Accounting Unit in the Foreign
Remittance Department of my bank. I have all the necessary information’s
that you will presents to the bank as a next of kin or relation of late
Morris Thompson on private business deal basis.

Now the game plan and the purpose of my writing you exclusively having been
highly recommended as the right and proper person to handle this deal by a
Management Consultant friend of mine, who has travelled widely, including
your country is that I want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting to
U.S$10.2M (ten million two hundred thousand United States dollars). With
your cooperation and assistant by just doing the following:

(a) Provide your direct and private telephone/fax number
for effective communication.
(b) Give immediate reply to this E-mail for details on how to proceed.

Upon receipt of your response, I will send to you the text of Application
you are required to forward to the Bank. For your cooperation and efforts
40% of the money will be for you as our foreign partner, while 60% will be
for my colleague and me that will eventually visit your country for
disbursement of our portion. Send me your reply immediately you receive this
message for more directives. Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business
relationship.

Best Regards,
Alhaji RAZAQ IBRAHIM

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