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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • ibrahim_ali0002@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ibrahim ali" <ibrahim_ali0001@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:31:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE REPLY SOON


FROM THE DESK OF IBRAHIM ALI,
ACCOUNTS & AUDIT DEPERTMENT,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

I AM THE HEAD OF ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA,
OUAGADOUGOU .

IT IS MY UTMOST PLEASURE TO SEND YOU THIS CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE.IN MY SE=
ARCH FOR A RELIABLE BUSINESS PARTNER OVERSEAS, I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN TH=
E INTERNET AND WAS IMPRESSED WITH YOUR PROFILE HENCE MY INTEREST IN
DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU.

IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF TEN MILLION, FIVE H=
UNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY(USD$ 10.5M) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS =
TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON=
MONDAY,31 JULY, 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH IN PARIS. PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE=
THAT IS ONE OF THE EVIDENCE THE DIRECTORS BROUGHT IN OTHER TO SWALLOW =
THE MONEY AT THE END OF THE DAY, HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/EUROP=
E/859479.STM

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS
NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE =
IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DEC=
EASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARN=
T THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM=
AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY=20=

DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEAS=
E THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR =
SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND W=
E DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.=


THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY
REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER SIX 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 BURKINA BE CANNOT
STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

WE AGREE THAT 30 % OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, IN=
RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10 % WILL BE SET ASIDE =
FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60 % WOULD BE FOR ME AND =
MY COLLEAGUES. THERE AFTER I AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY =
FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.

THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRAN=
GED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF TH=
E DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PR=
IVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND=
LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED .

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT=
OF THE APPLICATION. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS =
TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF=
FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.

I EXPECT THAT YOU CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL AS TO ENA=
BLE ME SEND YOU THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO FILL AND=
SEND TO THE BANK TO ENABLE THE TRANSFER TAKE PALCE IMMEDIATELY INTO TH=
E BANK ACCOUNT THAT YOU ARE GOING TO PROVID.

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE INTRESTED IN RUNING THIS=
TRANSACTION WITH ME IN TRUTH.
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PLEASE I WANT YOU TO CALL ME NOW DO NOT FAIL TO REPLY ME WITH MY PRIVA=
TE EMAIL ADDRESS, ( ibrahim_ali0002@yahoo.com )

IBRAHIM ALI,
ACCOUNTS & AUDIT DEPARTMENT ,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA

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