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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: ahmed sani <ahmedsani006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ahmedsanibf@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:55:56 +0000
Subject: FROM MR. AHMED SANI



FROM MR. AHMED SANIBRANCH MANAGER (SGBB) BURKINA FASO TEL: +226 78 81 49 44. DEAR, FIRST I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE SOMEWHAT APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION, AS I HAVE BEEN CONTEMPLATING YOUR POSITIVE ABILITY IN TRANSACTION OF THIS NATURE. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU. I AM MR. AHMED SANI, A MANAGER WITH SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE DE BANQUES AU BURKINA, OUAGADOUGOU. I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS IMPORTANT TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE. THE PROPOSITION: A FOREIGNER AN AUSTRALIA, LATE ENGR. STEVE MOORE, ALSO A BUESSINE MERCHANT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF BURKINA FASO, UNTIL HIS DEATH YEARS AGO IN KENYA AIR BUS (A310-300) FLIGHT, BANKED WITH US AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE END OF 2000 WORTH US$12,000,000.00 (TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS), THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A NEXT OF KIN AS BENEFICIARY. VALUABLE EFFORTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE BY THE BANK TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE MOORE'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT TO NO SUCCESS. I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF LATE ENGR. STEVE MOORE' S NEXT OF KIN (HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THAT IS KNOW TO US). THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE ISSUED AN INTERNAL MEMO FOR ANYONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO REACH ANY RELATIVE(S) OF THE CLIENT TO PRESENT THE PERSON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OTHERWISE AN ARRANGEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED "UNCLAIMED" AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL. IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS ASSOCIATE/NEXT OF KIN TO LATE ENGR. STEVE MOORE SO THAT THE FUND US$12 MILLION WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR APPARENT. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROOFS TO ENABLE YOU GET HIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT BY ME. WE HAVE SECURE FROM THE PROBATE AN ORDER OF MANDAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF THE DECEASED CLIENT'S BENEFICIARIES, AND MORE SO WE ARE ASSURING YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE. YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE ACCORDING TO FINAL AGREEMENT TO BE REACHED BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF THIS MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL, I WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECESSARY MODALITIES AND DISBURSEMENT RATIO TO SUITE BOTH PARTIES WITH OUT ANY CONFLICT. WHILE REPLYING, FURNISH ME WITH YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND PHONE NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION, AS WELL AS YOUR BANK NAME, COMPANIES NAME AND ADDRESS. THE SHARING OF THE FUND ARE THUS: 20% FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER, 70% FOR I AND MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES, AND THE REMAINING 10% FOR EXPENSES FROM BOTH PARTIES. KINDLY INDICATE IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, AND DO NOT MAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST I HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU. BEST REGARDS, MR. AHMED SANI.
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