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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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: rafael kone <rafkone083@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <rafkone01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:11:51 +0000
Subject: URGENT PLEASE



Desk of Mr Rafael Kone.Audits & Accounts DeptAfrican Developent BnakOuagadougou Burkina Faso

Dear Friend,

I am Mr Rafael Kone, a banker with the above mentioned bank in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso in West Africa, holding the post of the Audit & Accounts dept,. On Monday, 31 July, 2000, one Andreas Schranner, a German National, An Astute Business man of international repute, a contract with Ecowas country, whose endeavours spans various areas of Business interest, (Real estate, contract, Farming and Oil Business Driller .etc) made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at $25,500,000.00 (Twenty Five Million, Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars) for twelve calendar months in my Bank Branch.

Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his company that Mr. Andreas Schranner was aboard the AF4590 plane with his family, which crashed Monday, 31 July 2000 into the Hotelissimo.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
After further investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved fruitless.
On further investigation, it was discovered that Late Mr. Andreas Schranner did not declare any next of kin or relatives in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work here in our Bank. The total sum of $25,500,000.00 is still in my bank. All efforts to trace and locate his next of kin proved abortive.

In accordance with the country’s banking laws and constitution guiding this banking institution stated that after the expiration of (8)eight years, if no body or person comes for the claim as the next of kin , such money will be revert to the Burkina Faso government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim of the fund. Consequently, It is upon this respect, I seek to present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr. Andreas Schranner since no one will come up for the claim.My contacting you is for the fact the fund can not be transfer to a Burkinabe hence the depositor was a foreigner.
Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you by mail the Bank (BPA) "Next of Kin Beneficiary Payment Application Text Form" as well as detailed information on how this deal would be carried out.

The money will be shared in the ratio: Sixty percent for me,and Fourth percent for you.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, as I will use my position in the Bank's here to perfect this business transaction and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this interests you, I want to remind you of the confidentiality of this Transaction at hand whatever your decision is. I await your urgent response. Your detailed reply should contain your telephone and Mobile number with your full name for easier communication for our proceeding.Please bear in mind this is risk free business transaction.

On the acceptance of this proposal will like you to forward to me you personal informations such as:

Your full name....................
Address................................
Occupation...........................
Age.......................................
Phone no..............................
Passport no............................

Thanks.
Mr Rafael Kone.
Audits & Accounts Manger.
_________________________________________________________________
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