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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:
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: danladi ouedraogo <danladi_ouedraogo18@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mr_danladi77_ouedraogo@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:04:37 +0000
Subject: I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.



FROM.MR DANLADI OUEDRAOGO.
MANAGER AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.

DEAR, SIR/MADAM.
I WILL LIKE TO TRODUCED MY SELF TO YOU BEFOR ANYTHING.

I AM MR DANLADI OUEDRAOGO,FROM BURKINA FASO HERE IN WEST AFRICA,I AM MARRIED WITH THREE CHILDRERN ONE BOYS AND TOW GIRLS AND MY WIFE NAME IS MRS ZENABOU OUERAOGOG,CURRENTLY I AM WORKING IN THE BANK OF AFRICA HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
PROFESSION:-accountant.
working position: MANAGER in charge of auditing and accountant.
marital status:-married and blessed with 3 childerns.

my age:-45yrs old.
my resident address:-542 avenue yenenga 10 bp ouagadougou burkina faso.
I APOLOGIES TO YOU FOR ANY IN CONVENIENCES CAUSED IF THIS MAIL DOES NOT MEET YOUR DEMANDS,THOUGH I DO NOT INTEND TO EMBARRASS YOU BY CONTACTING YOU.

IT WAS DURING MY AUDITING IN MY DEPARTMENT I DISCOVERY THAT THE MONEY WHICH BELONGING TO ONE OF OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER MR martin john FROM germany nationality WHO DIED ON 22nd OCTOBER 2001 IN A PLANE CRASH WITH EGYTIAN AIRLINE HIS NOT BEEN CLAIM SINCE THEN, AND I DISCOVERY THAT THE WAS NO SUPPOSE NEXt OF KIN OR RELATIVES MENTION IN THE DECEASED FILE, SINCE THEN THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE MONEY BEFORE MY DISCOVERY.THE AMOUNT WAS US$15.00.00 Million us doolar (fifteen MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

IN FACT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THIS BANK AS AN AUDITOR, MEANWHILE THE MONEY BELONG TO A FOREIGNER AN INDIGEN CAN NOT PUT CLAIM OVER THE FUND THAT IS WHY I WOULD NOT DO IT BECAUSE IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYE BOW ON ME THIS IS THE REASON WHY I REQUIRES A FOREIGNER WHO WILL COME AS A RELATION OF THE DECEASED TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE FUND FOR THE BANK TO TRANSFER THE MONEY inTO HIS/her ACCOUNT AS THE INHERITOR.

SHARING BENEFITS, HENCE THE MONEY IS CONFIRMED IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, I SHALL COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY TO COLLECT MY OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY I HAVE RESOLVED WITHIN MYSEIF ABOUT THE SHARING, WE SHALL SHARE THE US$15.Millon THUS: 50% OF THE MONEY SHALL BE MINE 45% OF THE MONEY SHALL BE YOUR 5% HIS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES THEREIN IF MY SUGGESTION IS ACCEPTED, I WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS MY PARTNER THEN I WILL FORWARD TO YOU THE CONTACT OF my THE BANK WHICH YOU WILL USE TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE FUND.
I WILL USE MY POSITION TO INFLUENCE THIS PROJECT IN OTHER TO EXPEDITE THE TRANSFER.SEND ME THE FOLLOWING BELOW OF YOUR INFORMATION’S ANDSECURITY REASONS UPON YOUR CONFIRMATION OF INTEREST.
1. YOUR FULL NAME?
2. YOUR AGE?
3. DO YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT THAT CAN CARRY UP THIS FUND?
4. DO YOU HAVA A COMPANY OF YOUR OR ARE YOU WORKING FOR
GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE SECTOR?
5. ARE YOU MARRIED?
6. YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR OUR COMMUNICATION?
7. YOU’RE SAVE CONTACTED ADDRESS?
I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
BEST REGARD,
MR DANLADI OUEDRAOGO.
ESQPOST SCRITUM:YOU HAVE TO KEEP EVERYTHING SECRET AS TO ENABLE THE TRANSFER TO MOVE VERY SMOOTHLY IN TO THE ACCOUNT YOU WILL PROVE TO THE BANK....................................................................................................................................
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