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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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: zango ibrahim001_3 <zangoibrahim001_3@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <zango_ibrahim077@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:36:28 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED



DEAR FRIEND,I MAKE THIS APPEAL WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY FACTS OR OPINIONEXPRESSED BY ME ARE GIVING IN CONAFIDENCE AND SOLELY FOR YOURPERSONAL NFORMATION AND USE.I AM DR. ZANGO IBRAHIM ,THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGNREMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF MY BANK.BEFORE I WROTE YOU, I PRAYED THAT YOU WILL BE A HONEST AND RELIABLEPERSON WHOM I CAN WORK WITH TO ACHIEVE THIS DEAL OF OUR LIFE.FROM MYSECTIONIN THE BANK,I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF SIX MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSANDUNITEDSTATES DOLLARS ($6.8M) WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER 14-2558-5976 THAT BELONGS TOONEOF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND ONLY DAUGHTERIN APLANE CRASH OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBER 261 WHICH CRASHED ONMONDAY, 31JULY, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK. WITH THE WHOLE PASSENGERS ABOARD.THE NAME OF THE DECEASED MAN WAS (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROMMUNICH,GERMANY). N.B.YOU SHALL READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITINGTHIS (WEBSITE) BEFORE YOU START WITH ME. BELOW IS THE WEBSITE.HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/EUROPE/859479.STMIT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THISBUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND FOR OUR BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TOYOU. YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION WHICH I WILL BE SEND TO YOU ASTHENEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENTDISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND I DON'T WANT THIS MONEYTO GOINTO OUR BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEYREMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER SIX YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTOTHEBANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE MONEY HAS NOW STAYED MORE THAN SIXYEARS AND I AM PREPARING DOCUMENTAION TO PROVE THAT THIS MONEY HAS BEENTRANSFERED TO OUR BANK TREASURY. IT WILL BE BETWEEN ME AND YOU ONLYTHATWILL KNOW THAT THE MONEY IS NOT TRANSFERED INTO OUR TREASURE.THIS REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS TRANSACTION ISOCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND ABURKINABÉCANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.IN APPRECIATION OF YOURASSISTANCE, I AM OFFERING YOU 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM. 5% FORCONTINGENCIES(COST OF TRANSFER/OTHER CHARGES) LIKELY TO BE INCURRED DURING THECOURSE OFTRANSACTION, WHILE THE REMAINING 60% IS FOR ME.UPON RECEIPT OF YOURREPLY.IWILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION WHICH YOUWILLCOMPLETE AND FORWARD TO OUR BANK ASKING FOR THIS MONEY TO BE PAID TOYOU ASTHE NEXT OF KIN TO MR;ANDREAS SCHRANNER.PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS.(1.) THISBUSINESS IS HUNDRED PERCENT FREE FROM RISK.(2.)YOU WILL NOT FACE ANYMUCH QUESTIONS BECAUSE THE APPLICATION WILL BEAR THE BRIEFINFORMATION OF THE DECEASED WHICH THE BANK MAY LIKE TO KNOW.(3.) IF YOUWILLFOLLOW MY NSTRUCTIONS AND DIRECTIVES,THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE COMPLETEDWITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.(4.)YOU SHOULD KEEP THIS BUSINESSCONFIDENTIALOR SECRET UNTIL THE FUND GET TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR SAFETYANDSECURITY PURPOSE.FINALLY,CONTACT ME THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT WE WILL PROCEEDWITH THIS BUSINESS IMMEDIATELY.MY REGARDS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.YOURS FAITHFULLY,DR.ZANGO IBRAHIM,
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