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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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: annie az <annie_33az@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <annie_azule100@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:39:21 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF DR.ANNIE AZ



>FROM THE DESK OF DR.ANNIE AZ
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.

Dear Friend,
I am the manager of auditing and accounting department of BANK OF AFRICA(B.O.A) here in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In my department we discovered anabandoned sum of US$14m dollars FOURTEEN Million US dollars) in an accountthat belongs to one of our foreign customer (MR. RICHARD BURSON fromFlorida, U.S.A) who died along with his entire family on November 1999 in aplane crash.For more informations about the crash you can visit this site:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/502503.stm
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next ofkin to come over and claim his money because we can not release it unlesssome body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased asindicated in our banking guidlings and laws but unfortunately we learnt thatall his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at theplane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon thisdiscovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you,so thatthe money can be release to you as the next of kin or relation to thedeceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody will come forit and we don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed dormant fund.
The banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remainedunclaimed after eight years the money will be transfered into the banktreasury as unclaimed dormant fund. The request of foreigner as next of kinin this business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was aforeigner and a Burkinabe like me can not stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
I agreed that 30% of this money will be for you as a respect to theprovision of a foriegn account ,10% will be set aside for expenses incurredduring the business and 60% would be for me.Thereafter, I will visit yourcountry for disbursement according to the percentage indicated Therefore, toenable the immediate transfer of this fund to you arranged,you must applyfirst to the bank as relation or next of kin to the deceased customer with athe application form.I will not fail to bring to your notice that thistransaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any atom of fearas all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. You shouldcontact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter,if only you areintrested and ready to help.Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Yours Faithfully,
DR.ANNIE AZ
MANAGER AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENTBANK OF AFRICA
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