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

Fraud email example:

From: ISSAAH AHMED <issaah_issaahahmed52@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <issaah_issaahahmed4@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 20:23:03 +0000
Subject: FROM:MR ISSAAH AHMED



THE MANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTAVENUE DE LA RESISTANCEDU 17 MAI BANK OF AFRICA. BURKINA FASO.01 BP362 FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OUAGADOUGOU ,01BURKINA FASO.GOOD DAY,I AM MR ISSAAH AHMED A BANKER BY PROFESSION FROM BURKINA FASO IN WEST AFRICA AND CURRENTLY HOLDING THE POST OF DIRECTOR IN AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION IN MY BANK.I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSITANCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF TRANSFERING THE LEFT OVER FUNDS ($6.2 MILLION U.S. DOLLAR) OF ONE OF MY BANK CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN PLANE CRASH. YOU CAN CONFIRM THE GENUINESS OF THE DECEASED DEATH FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOWhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm HENCE, I AM INVITING YOU TO ASSIST ME IN TRANSFERING THIS MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT BECAUSE YOU STAND A BETTER POSITION AS A FOREIGN WHEN IT COMES TO DOCUMENT PRESENTATION AS THE DECEASED CUSTOMER IS ALSO A FOREIGNER. YOU WILL BE ENTITTLED TO 45% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION 5% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE USED TO REINBURSE EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROMTELEPHONE BILLS AND OTHER EXPENSES DURING THE TRANSACTION WHILE 50% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES HERE. FURTHER DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR MAIL.I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO READ FROM YOU SOON. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THIS E- MAIL ADDRESS: issaah_issaahahmed4@yahoo.frYOUR FAITHFULLY, MR ISSAAH AHMED.
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