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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (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)
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • salisu_ahmed208@hotmail.com
  • salisu_ahmed2007@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CPolk37276@aol.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:12:53 EDT
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.


From: _salisu_ahmed208@hotmail.com_ (mailto:salisu_ahmed208@hotmail.com)
Reply To: _salisu_ahmed2007@myway.com_ (mailto:salisu_ahmed2007@myway.com)
FROM: MR.SALISU AHMED.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.

Dear Friend,

(PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL)

I am Mr. Salisu Ahmed the Director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of Bank of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa. With due
respect and regard 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 a deceased
person who died on 31st October 2000 in a plane crash and the fund has been
dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our
custody either from his family or relation before my discovery to this
development.

Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable
the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of
execution. The said amount was U.S $14,500,000.00 (FOURTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY).

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
Bonfire next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this
money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed
information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and
willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business
opportunity. In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position
in this country as a civil servant (A Banker).

We are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise
an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this
bank.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who
will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also present a foreign
account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his 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
designation bank account.

I don’t want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill. Our
Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed after some years,

The money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The
request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the
fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of
kin to a foreigner. I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is
100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled
to 40% of the total sum as gratification,
While 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during
the time of transfer and also telephone bills,

while 55% will be for me. Please, you have been advised to keep "top secret"
as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude
this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this 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 previously indicated and
further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to
invest in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear
from you.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Salisu Ahmed.
HOME ADDRESS: 288 QUEZIN AVENUE OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.



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