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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)
  • "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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: ibr sani <ibr_sani6@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ibraihmsani@myway.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:53:27 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY IMMEDIATILY




FROM:MR.IBRAIHM SANI AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK/A.D.B), BURKINA FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,

I AM THE MANAGER, INCHARGE OF BILL AND EXCHANGER OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK/ (A.D.B) FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.THERE IS A BUSINESS I WOULD WANT YOU TO CHAMPION FOR ME.IN MY DEPARTMENT I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US $15.5M (FIFTHEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER MR ABDULLU HARUNA FROM BRUNEI.WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN NOVEMBER 1999 IN AN AROPLANE CRASH IN ABIDJAN COST IN COTE D'IVOIRE. (FOR MOREINFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH AND PERSON YOU CAN CONTACT

THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.S-T.COM/DAILY/11-99/11-02-99/D08HO174.HTM).

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES,BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONG SIDE WITH HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS
DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE 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 FUND.
THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THECUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CAN NOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FORIEGNER.I HAVE AGREED, THAT AFTER THE SMOOTH CONCULSION OF THE TRASACTION,THAT I WILL MAKE IT 50-50 FOR YOU CONSIDERING YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER,IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE AGREED.

THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED,INDICATING YOUR FULL NAME,YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND THE LOCATION WHERE IN,THE MONEY WILL BE RAMITTED.UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I WILL SEND TO YOU BY EMAIL OR FAX THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION. BE YOU INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE BOTH NOW AND IN THE FULTURE YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR WHAT SOEVER,AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN PERFECTEDFOR THE TRANSFER.TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY. YOURS FAITHFULLY
FROM:MR.IBRAIHM SANI BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER(A.D.B
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