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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)
  • "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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mohammed adamah <mohammed_adamah27@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mohamme_adamah@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:56:05 +0100
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR MOHAMMED ADAMAH.



FROM THE DESK OF MR MOHAMMED ADAMAH.BANK OF AFRICA [BOA] OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,
COMPLIMENTS, SALAM ALAYKUN! I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA. I AM WRITTING TO SEEK YOUR COPERATION OVER THIS BUSINESS DEAL.

IN MY DEPARTMENT, I DISCOVERERD AN ABONDONED SUM OF $30M USD(THIRTY MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN PLANE CRASH THAT TOOK PLACE IN KENYAN,EAST AFRICA,THE LATE DR.GEORGE BRUMLEY,A CITIZEN OF ATLANTA,UNITED STATE OF AMERICA BUT NATIONALISED IN BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA AND CONTRACTOR WITH ECOWAS,(ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES) .

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE RELEASED UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES BUT UNFORTUNATELY,ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.

IT IS THEREFORE UNPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TOYOU VIA YOUR FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND THIS MONEY COULD GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILLl.

THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATE THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIM AFTER FOUR YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANFERED INTO THE BANK UNCLAIMED FUND.THE REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND MAXIMUM CO-OPERATION AS A FOREIGN CITIZEN TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGN AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KNI TO A FOREIGN.

40 % OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS MY FOREIGN PARTNER,INRESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT 10 % WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENCES INCURED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 50 % WOULD BE FOR ME.THEREAFTER I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.

THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDITE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED,INDICATING YOUR CLAIMS AND WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL FILL AND SUBMITT TO THE OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DIRECTOR OF THE BANK OF AFRICA. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS SRICKLY CONFIDENTIAL AND I WILL USE MY POSITION IN THIS BANK TO EFFECT A HITCH FREE OF THE FUND.

YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.

PLEASE ,VISIT THE WEB SITE BELLOW FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH AND THE TRAGIC DEATH OF THE DECEASED AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY, LATE DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR MOHAMMED ADAMAH.
Bill AND EXCHANGE MANAGER, BANK OF AFRICA.
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