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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "mrsansan laafi126" <mrsansan_laafi129@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsansanoffice@myway.com
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:37:14 +0000
Subject: URGENT REQUEST, REPLY FOR MORE DETAILS

DEARERST ,

I MAKE THIS APPEAL WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY FACTS OR OPINION
EXPRESSED BY ME ARE GIVING IN CONFIDENCE AND SOLELY FOR YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION.

CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE

I AM MR SANSAN LAAFI THE MANAGER OF AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPT,BANK OF
AFRICA (BOA)OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA.BRANCH.I am contacting you
based on Trust and confidentiality that you will keep this as top
secret.don't be scared or surprised, i am the manager of BANK OF AFRICA and
i have an opportunity to transfer sum of US$15.5MILLION (FIFTEEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) I have the courage to look for a reliable
and Honest Person who will be capable for this important business
Transaction, believing that you will never let me down either now or in
Future.

The owner of this account is PATRICK.ALOYSIUS.HOEY, foreigner and he is the
executive manager of tunnels, bridges and terminals, Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey.He died in world trade center as a victim of the
September 11,2001 Incident that befall the United State of America, the bank
has made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this
money but without success, you can confirm through this website:
http://www.september11victims.com/september11victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=1365

And my Investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know
anything About this account.I want to transfer this money into a safe
foreign account abroad but I Don't know any foreigner,I know that this
message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before,
but be sure that it is real And A Genuine business.hope that you will never
let me down in this transaction, at the conclusion of this business, you
will be giving 30% of the total amount, 70% will be for me. I look forward
to your earliest reply by email for more details Thanks.

Best regards
MR SANSAN LAAFI

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