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

Fraud email example:

From: ousmane hamed <ousmane000026hamed@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ousmane_hamed1@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:23:10 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL



FROM THE DESK OF MR OUSMANE HAMEDMANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENTBANK OF AFRICA OUGADOUDOU BURKINAFASO.I am Mr. Ousmane Hamed, Manager Audit Accounting Department Bank OfAfrica(B.O.A). I would like to know if this proposal will be worth while foryour acceptance.I have a Foreign Customer,Andreas Schranner from Germany who is anInvestor, Crude Oil Merchant and Federal Government Contractor that was a victimwith Concord Air Line, flight AF4590 killing 113 peole crashed on 25 July 2000 near Paris leaving a closing balance of $10.3m in one of his PrivateUS Dollar Accountthat is been managed by me as the Customer's Account Officer.Base on my security report, these funds can be claimed without anyhitches as no one is aware of the funds and its closing balance except me andthe customer (Now Deceased) therefore, I can present you as the Next of Kinand we will work out the modalities for the claiming of the funds inaccordance with the law. If you are interested, Please call me to discuss infurther details and our sharing ratio will be 60% for me and 30% for you.while10% will be for the naccasery expenciss that might occur along the line.Thank you,Ousmane HamedN.B.In other for you to beleive me honestly try and go through this(website)before you start with me.Below is the website.(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)
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