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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MAMAM KAWU" <mamamk@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 15:44:35 +0100 (CET)
Subject: VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.


FROM THE DESK OF DR MAMAM KAWU=20
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANEGER,=20
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)=20
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA- FASO.=20

DEAR FRIEND,
I AM THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANEGER IN BAN=
K OF AFRICA (B.O.A) OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.=20

I HOPED THAT YOU WILL NOT EXPOSE OR BETRAY THIS TRUST AND CONFIDENT THA=
T
I AM ABOUT TO IMPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF OUR FAMILIES.

I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF US 20.5MILLION=
TO YOUR ACCOUNT.=20

I WANT THE BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELAT=
ION TO OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER.

THE MONEY BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER (DR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER)=
WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON JULY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.=20=


THIS MONEY HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR YEARS IN OUR BANK WITHOUT ANY BODY CLAI=
MING THE FUND.

I DON'T WANT THE MONEY TO GO INTO OUR BANK TREASURY AS AN ABANDONED FUN=
D. SO THIS IS THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU SO THAT THE BANK CAN RELEA=
SE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.=20

PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS PROPOSAL AS A TOP SECRET
AND DELETE IT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL GIVE YOU FULL DETAILS ON HOW THE BUS=
INESS WILL BE EXECUTED.

NOTE: I WILL GIVE YOU 40% OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUM IF YOU AGREE TO H=
ANDLE THIS BUSINESS WITH ME AND THE REMAINING 60% WILL BE FOR ME.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR RETURN MAIL=20

THANKS AND REMAIN BLESS.

DR MAMAM KAWU
MANEGER BANK OF AFRICA.=20
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO.



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