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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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "morgan kini" <morgan_kini@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 14:38:22 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MORGAN_KINI


=20
FROM, THE DESK OF MORGAN KINI,=20
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,
(BOA) BANK OF AFRICA,
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.


DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR FAMILY? HOPE FINE, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION AND=
UNDERSTAND MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU TODAY THROUGH THIS EMAIL, MY NA=
ME IS MORGAN KINI, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER IN BANK OF AFRICA O=
UAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO. IN MY DEPARTMENT, DURING THE AUDITING OF THE Y=
EAR 2006, I DISCOVERED AN ABOUNDED SUM OF $20 MILLON THAT BELONGS TO OU=
R LATE (MR. RICHARD BURSON FROM FLORIDA, U.S.A) WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS=
ENTIRE FAMILY IN JULLY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH=20

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOW=20=

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/85947=
9.stm

I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO SECURE AND MOVE THIS HUGE SUMS OF=
MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE CLIENT TO THE TUNE OF $20M, (TWENTY MILLI=
ON US DOLLARS) OUT FROM BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO TO YOUR=
OWN ACCOUNT, HE EXECUTED CONTRACT THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF WORK AND HOUSI=
NG HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO AND THE MENTIONED MONEY ABOVE IS HI=
S MONEY LEFT IN OUR BANK BEFORE HIS DEATH. MEANWHILE, FOR YOUR SMOOTHNE=
SS OF THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL PAY YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR CO=
-OPERATION IN THIS MATTER.=20

IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED AND CAPABLE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS=
TRANSACTION,PLEASE CONTACT ME BACK ON MY PRIVATE BOX morgan_kini@ya=
hoo.com AND THEY INFORMATION'S BELOW:-=20

1. YOUR FULL NAME: ...............................
2. YOUR CONTACT CELL PHONE NUMBER: ..........................
3. YOUR AGE: ................................
4. YOUR SEX: .............................
5. YOUR OCCUPATIONS: ........................
6. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY: ......................

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ALL THESE INFORMATION'S IS SUBMITTED TO ME, I WILL =
IMMEDIATELY DRAFT AN APPLICATION FORM WITH ALL YOUR INFORMATION'S AND S=
END BACK TO YOU, SO THAT YOU WILL PROCEED WITH THE TRANSACTION BY SENDI=
NG THE FORM TO BOA BANK FOR THE TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACC=
OUNT.

YOURS
FAITHFULLY,
MORGAN KINI,

Un 2007 de Ins=F3lito, Deporte, Cine o Belleza... =A1Feliz Navidad! htt=
p://pan.starmedia.com/especiales/navidad07/portada/index.html

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