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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
  • "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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • rehmahazim@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rehma hazim <rehmahazim45@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <rehmahazim200@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:46:54 +0000
Subject: PLEASE YOUR URGENTLY RESPOND NEEDED.





FROM THE DESK OFMR REHMA HAZIM.MANAGER AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING
DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.BANK WEBSITE:WWW.BKOFAFRICA.NET


DEAR:
I AM THE MANAGER OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF($12.3 MILLION US DOLLARS) TWELVE MILLION,THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS. IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN JULLY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE CRASH YOU CAN VISIT THIS SITE:


HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/EUROPE/859479.STM

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF
KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS FUND BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLESS
SOME BODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINES AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU,SO THAT THE MONEY CAN BE RELEASE TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY WILL COME FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED DORMANT FUND.


THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER SEVEN YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED DORMANT FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE LIKE ME CAN NOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.


I AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FORIEGN ACCOUNT ,5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 55% WOULD BE FOR ME.THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED .

THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUND OR NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED PERSON WITH THE TEXT OF APPLICATION I WILL SEND TO YOU TO FILL AND SUBMIT TO THE BANK.


I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME



IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER,IF ONLY YOU ARE INTERESTED AND READY TO HELP.


TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR INFORMATION BELOW
HERE.
FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME)


1) YOUR FULL NAME.............................
2) YOUR AGE.......................................
3) MARITAL STATUS................................
4) YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER…………..
5) YOUR FAX NUMBER……………….....
6) YOUR COUNTRY………………..............
7) YOUR OCCUPATION............................
8) SEX................................................
9) YOUR RELIGION.................................
10) YOUR PRIVATE E-MAIL ADRESS...........
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.REHMA HAZIM .
MANAGER AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING
DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA.
( REPLY TO:rehmahazim@myway.com)
POST 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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