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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "sula gawa" <sula_gawa3030@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sula_gawa3@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 20:29:47 +0000
Subject: urgent and confidential.

FROM THE DESK OF MANAGER AUDIT
AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA ( B.O.A)
BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA.
Dear
I am sula gawa Manager Audit/Accounting Department BANK OF AFRICA
(B.O.A). I would like to know if this proposal will be worth while for
your acceptance.I have a Foreign Customer,Andreas Schranner from Germany who
is an Investor, Crude Oil Merchant and Federal Government Contractor that
was a victim with Concord Air Line, flight AF4590 killing 113 people
crashed on 25 July 2000 near Paris leaving a closing balance of Eleven
Million five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($11.5m) in one of his
Private US Dollar Accountthat is being managed by me as the Customer's
Account Officer.
Based on my security report, these funds can be claimed without any hitches
as no one is aware of the funds and its closing balance except me and the
customer (Now Deceased) therefore, I can present you as the Next of Kin and
we will work out the modalities for the claiming of the funds inaccordance
with the law. If you are interested, Please call me to discuss in further
details and our sharing ratio will be 60% for me and 30% for you.while 10%
will be for the necessary expenses that might occur along the line.
Thank you,
Sincerely
sula gawa

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