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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)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: ali_ adamu0011 <ali_adamu0011@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ali_adamu00@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:48:57 +0000
Subject: FROM MR ALI ADAMU



FROM THE DESK OF MR ALI ADAMUBILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,BANK OF AFRICA ANNEXOUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.FIRST I MUST SOLICIT FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY ONFIDENTIAL. THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, WILL MAKE ANYONE PPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DEAL.I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION,LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU. I AM MR ALI ADAMU.THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER OF BANK OF AFRICA ANNEX HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION,WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE. THE PROPOSITION: A FOREIGNER WHO DIED IN APLANE CRASH ON THEIR WAY TO BEIRU-LEBANON,FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2003 POSTED: 11:15 AM EST (1615 GMT) UK.BANKED WITH US AT BANK OF AFRICA ANNEX HERE IN BURKINA FASO AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2003 WORTH $7.200.000.00 ( SEVEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A NEXT OF KIN AS ENEFICIARY AND VALUABLE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY BANK OF AFRICA TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF LATE MR.HASSAN'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT TO NO SUCCESS. IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF THELATE DEPPSITORS NEXT-OF-KIN ( HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THAT IS KNOWN TO US).PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE THAT IS ONE OF THE EVIDENCE THE DIRECTOR'S BROUGHT IN OTHER TO SWALLOW THE MONEY AT THE END OF THE DAY, http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.htmlBASED UPON THIS DISCOVERY,WE HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS NEXT-OF-KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS.THE BANKING LAWS AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATES THAT, IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FOUR YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK'S TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS.THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS NEXT-OF-KIN IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT,THE LATEDEPOSITOR WAS A FORIEGNER AND SO AN INDIGENE CAN NOT STAND AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN.IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS DEVELOPMENT,SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE DEPOSITOR SO THAT THE FUND, US $7.2 MILLION WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY NEXT-OF-KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO ENABLEYOU GET THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO PARTAKE IN THIS TRANSACTION.MY COLLEAGUES AND I IN MY DEPARTMENT HAVE SECURED FROM PROBATE AN ORDER OF MANDAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF THE DECLARED BENEFICIARY (NEXT OF KIN) AND MORE SO I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE.MEANWHILE YOUR PERCENTAGE SHARE SHALL BE 40% WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FORIEGN ACCOUNT, 5% HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENCES WE MIGHT INCURE WHILE THE REMAINING 55% WILL BE FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND I. AS SOON AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL, I WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECESSARY STEPS TO TAKE BEGINNING WITH THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU SHALL FORWARD TO THE BANK FOR SCRUTINYAND APPROVAL. PLEASE IF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT MAKE UNDUE OF THE TRUST IHAVE BESTOWED IN YOU.BEST REGARDS,MR ALI ADAMU, THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,BANK OF AFRICA ANNEXOUAGADOUGOU,B.F
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