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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "foreign exchange" (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.
• 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.
  • morgan_kini@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " morgan kini" <morgan_kini0@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:06:30 +0100 (CET)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED


DEAR FRIEND,=20

I AM MR.MORGAN_KINI, THE ACCOUNT AND AUDITING MANAGER FOREIGN EXCHANGE
DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA(BOA) OUAGA-BURKINA FASO. WITH DUE RESPECT AN=
D
REGARDS, I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT
WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE=20
TRANSACTION.DURING MY INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN MY DEPARTMENT, I
CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON, A=

FOREIGNER WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH.

THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK WITHOUT ANY=20
CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATION
BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.ALTHOUGH PERSONALLY, I KEPT T=
HIS
INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MYSELF TO ENABLE THE WHOLE PLANS AND IDEA BE=

PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DURING THE TIME OF EXECUTION, THE AMOUNT
INVOLVED IS USD$20.000,000 TWENTY MILLION U.S DOLLARS)=20
MEANWHILE THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT AND DIRECTIVES NEEDED TO PUT CLAIM OVER=

THIS FUND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, WILL BE FORWARD TO YOU
UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE. INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YO=
U
INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME AND ALSO BENEFIT
YOUR SELF TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.=20

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOW
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

IN FACT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN=

=20
THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A=20
FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYE BROW ON MY SIDE
DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE I WORK IN THIS BANK. THIS IS THE A=
CTUAL
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 ACCOU=
NT
WHERE HE WILL NEED THE MONEY TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO HIS OR HER REQUES=
T
AS IT MAY BE, AFTER DUE VERIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION TO DESIGNATED
BANK ACCOUNT.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE,=20=

ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40%=20=

OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME PLEASE, YOU=

=20
HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO KEEP TOP SECRET AS WE ARE STILL IN SERVICE AND=20
INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU.=20

I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THE BANK UNTIL YOU=20
CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND ASK US TO COME DOWN TO YOUR
COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES
PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR=
ANY
OTHER COUNTRY YOU MAY ADVICE US TO INVEST IN.ALL OTHER NECESSARY
INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU.I SUGGEST YOU GET=
BACK TO ME
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE STATING YOUR WISH IN THIS DEAL.PLEASE CONTACT ME
BACK ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL BOX morgan_kini@yahoo.com =20

BEST REGARD,=20
MORGAN_KINI





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