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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Dr wadu usong <usongwadu76@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <wadusong@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:03:25 +0200
Subject: RE: Bless You





FROM MR WADU USONG,MANAGER AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT, BANQUE DE AFRIQUE(BOA),COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC, WEST AFRICA.
Greetings.I am Mr.Wadu usong, Manager of the Auditing and Accounting Department in the Bank of Africa,Cotonou,Benin Republic in West Africa.(Twenty Two Million United States Dollars) 22,000,000US$ belonged to a Canadian business magnate and property consultant, the Late Amir chowdhury and he died in a plane crash on Monday, 31st July, 2000 alongside all his family members. The BBC Website Refers:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm I also observed that since his sudden death the bank has made frantic efforts to locate his relations, but all attempts failed. In order to avoid the board of directors from taking advantage of the funds, I conceived the idea of contacting you so that you will stand as the next of kin. I need your unflinching support and cooperation to have the funds transferred to your nominated bank account,everything having been put in place for a smooth operation. As a staff in this bank, i have all the information you will need to claim this fund. As a civil servant still in an active service, we are prohibited from operating a foreign account, therefore this is why i seek for a foreign partner who can assist in receiving this fund and at the same time advice me on a lucrative business investment which he will be managing or on the other hand, help me to oversee it on my behalf pending when i will retire and possible come over for our investment. For this reason i am contacting you for such undertaking and if eventually you are willing and ready for such business, i have agreed to give you 45% of the total sum while i shall have 45% and the remaining 10% has been mapped out for any expenses we might encounter during the process of the transfer of the above fund. Having done a thorough feasibility study on how to perfect the transfer of the funds to your bank account, your role shall be to send an application for claim of the funds to the bank as a next of kin or surviving relative to the late Amir chowdhury . I also would require your contact address, telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Please be rest assured that the business is 100% risk free and do not use the advantage to betray me once you receive this fund into your account. I look forward to receiving your urgent response.Best wishes,Mr.Wadu usong




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