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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "100% hitch free" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: JUBRIL AHMED <ahmja_90@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ahmjaa@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:02:01 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL



FROM THE DESK OF MR,JUBRIL AHMED.AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA. I am MR JUBRIL AHMED,the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Bank Of Africa(B.O.A)Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa.With due respect and regard I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.I also respectfully insist you read this letter carefully as I am optimistic it will open doors for unimaginable financial rewards for both of us. From my Department in the bank, I discovered an abandoned sum of EIGTHEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($18 Million) that belongs to one of our customer who died along with his entire families in a plane crash that took place in Kenya, East Africa, the Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY, Is a citizen of Atlanta, United States of America but naturalized in Burkina-Faso, West Africa and contractor with ECOWAS, (ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES).N.B.For a perfect clearification,go through this (website)before you start with me.Below is the website.(http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html)It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you so that the money could be released to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and i dont 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 five years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as "unclaimed fund". The request for a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. We agree that 30% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account , 5% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 65% would be for me. There after I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name,your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location wherein 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 100% hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for successful transfer of the fund into any account you will provide. You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter for advise on next step. Trusting to hear from you immediately. Yours faithfully,Mr,JUBRIL AHMED.Tel: +22676462351 HOME ADDRESS:288 QUEZINFERDINAND AVENUE OUAGADOUGOUBURKINA-FASO.
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