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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: maham ibraham <maham_ibraham77@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <maham_ibraham@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:03:53 +0000
Subject: LETTER FROM MR. MAHAM IBRAHAM.



FROM THE DESK OF MR MAHAM IBRAHAM,DIRECTOR AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

Dear Friend,

I got your contact through desperate and personal search on the web when I was searching for someone I could really trust, and I wish to express my interest to handle this matter with you as I believe that you are reliable in handling this type of international transaction. Though we have not met before but I believe one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life but however is not mandatory or in any manner compel you to honour against your will. Although I am not suppose to contact you through email but it is because of the confidential nature of this transaction please bear with me I am Mr. Maham Ibraham, director auditing and accounting unit, Bank of Africa - BOA, (BURKINA FASO).

I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this business opportunity in my department. On June 6, 1999,an Oil consultant/contractor with Dubai Petroleum Corporation/CPL Burkina Faso, MR DAVID AMEERALY, made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, Valued at 20, 000.000 (Twenty Million United States Dollars Only) in Bank of Africa Burkina Faso. Upon maturity I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Dubai Petroleum Corporation that MR DAVID AMEERALY, died in the plane crash On October 31,1999, (an Egyptian Boeing767Flight 990) with other passengers on board. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL and attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that MR DAVID AMEERALY, did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in the bank.

This sum of USD $20, 000, 000.00 and the interest are being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it and according to BURKINA FASO LAW, at the expiration of 10 (TEN) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the BURKINA FASO Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
My proposal is that I will like you to stand as the next of kin to MR DAVID AMEERALY, so that the fruit of this old man labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full name and address so that I can forward to you the contact of our bank Attorney for preparing the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin.

Any bank account in any part of the world, which you will provide, will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 45% for me and 45% for you and 10 % will be set aside for expenses in cured during the business. There is no risk at all. The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney legally and if you are interested, please reply immediately and upon your responses, I shall provide you with more details and relevant information that will help you understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Please upon the receipt of this mail message, send to me the following below to enable me start the processing of the transfer;
1. Your Full Names 2. Phone Number and Fax, 3. Complete address.
4. Age
5. Profession.
6. Valid identity with a full picture.

Regards, Mr. Maham Ibraham.
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