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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:
  • "a project that will be very beneficial to both of us" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • moustapha_oued@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: moustapha ouedrago <moustaphaouedrago3@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:24:03 +0000
Subject: =?Windows-1252?Q?Urgent_et_priv=E9/Urgent_and_private.?=



Cher(e) Monsieur ou Madame,Je m’appelle Dr Moustapha Ouedrago, je suis le directeur des échanges et Recouvrements des fonds étrangers à la (BOA) bank Of Africa. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Dans mon département nous avons découvert une somme abandonnée de $18 millions de dollars Américain (dix huit millions de dollars Américain) dans un compte qui appartenait à un de nos grand clients étrangers qui mourut dans un accident d’avion avec toute sa famille le 16 février 1998.http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
Depuis que nous avons eu des informations concernant son décès, nous espérions depuis longtemps voir son héritier pour revendiquer son argent ,car nous ne pouvons pas retraiter cette somme sauf si son héritier se pressentait ou un membre de sa famille tel que l'indique notre règlement bancaire.Hélas nous avons constater après des investigations mener par une commission dont je faisais parti ,que tous les membres de sa famille étaient morts avec lui dans ce accident d’avion qui a eu lieu en février 1998 .Depuis ce temps aucun héritier ne s’est présenter .C’est dans cette optique que deux de mes collègues et moi avons décider de vous proposer ce business pour que la dite somme vous revienne en tant qu'héritier ou comme membre de sa famille ,si non la dite somme serais verser au trésor public au cas ou personne ne viendra le réclamer, or mes collègues et moi ne voulons pas que cette somme rentre dans le trésor public comme argent non revendiquer. Nous sollicitons votre assistance pour pouvoir transférer cette somme dans votre compte.Nous acceptons, mes deux collègues et moi que 35% de cette somme soit votre part dans le respect de notre accord et pour le service rendu 60% seront pour mes deux collègues et moi ;ensuite 5% vous seront encore verser pour les petites dépenses que vous aurez à faire durant la transaction,c’est qui vous ferez un pourcentage de40%¨.Si l’argent est transférer dans votre compte, un de mes collègues se rendra immédiatement dans votre pays pour rentrer en possession de notre cote part d’argent selon notre accord. J’espère que vous serez garder cette opération strictement confidentielle et secrète car vous n’êtes pas sans savoir que nous sommes des officiels de la banque.Soyez en rassuré que cette affaire est à 100% sans risque de chaque coté, car vous n’avez rien à craindre.Voici mon adresse mail alternative : moustapha_oued@yahoo.frJ’attends votre réponse et vous souhaite une bonne collaboration.Votre fidéle collaborateur Moustapha Ouedrago.



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THE DESK OF:MR.Moustapha Ouedrago.
BANK OF AFRICA(B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,
WEST AFRICA.
PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL

I am Mr.Moustapha Ouedrago. the Director in charge of Auditing section Bank Of Africa(.B.O.A)Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa. Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise. AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE INTERNET SEARCH HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO. I have decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficial to both of us. During our auditing in this Bank,I came across some amount of money belonging to a deceased foreigner. Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong who died with his wife and their only daughter on February 16,1998 in a plane crash. The fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our

Custody from his relation before my discovery to thisdevelopment. He was the Governor of Taiwan Central(Reserve)Bank. The said amount is US$18 Million ( MILLION UNITED STATE OF AMERICA DOLLAR). I want you to know that I never master minded the death of the deceased fellow. Their death occured Naturally. Please View this website:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
FOR YOUR INFORMATION BEEN YOU NOT A TAIWANESE WILL NOT POSE ANY PROBLEM FOR THE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER ON THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. All the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to the deceased has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity. In this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreignaccount. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the

next of kin to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request. Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after eight years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin. I dont want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill. Be assured this transaction is 100% risk free. On conclusion of this Project, you will be entitled to 35% of the total sum as gratification,while 60% will be for me.Please you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as

I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you.I will fly down to your country
for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment will be discussed. On your acceptance to be my partner, please email for a brief discussion before we proceed. Please keep this proposal secret, even if you dont want to assist me. I look forward to receive your urgent contact mail through my email aderss email moustapha_oued@yahoo.fr
i am awaiting for your urgent reseones thanks and renmain blessed your faithfully
DR moustapha Ouedrago.

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