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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)
  • ",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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • mrusuf_usman2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrusuf usman" <mrusuf_usman@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:32:09 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM:MR,USUF MOHAMED ,AM AWAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!


FROM:MR,USUF MOHAMED .
AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK
BURKINA FASO (ADB)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,
IT WILL BE A SURPRISE FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THIS MAIL. WELCOME THIS LETTER=
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH.
I AM MR,USUF MOHAMED,THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACCOUNTS & AUDITING DEPT.AT TH=
E AFRICAN DEVLOPEMENT BANK OUAGADOUGOU-WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECT I =
HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE BENE=
FICIAL TO BOTH OF US. AT THE BANK'S LAST ACCOUNTS/AUDITING EVALUATIONS,=
MY STAFFS CAME ACROSS AN OLD ACCOUNT WHICH WAS BEING MAINTAINED BY A FO=
REIGN CUSTOMER WHO WE LEARNT WAS AMONG THE DECEASED PASSENGERS OF AN AI=
RLINE CRASH ON 6TH NOVEMBER 2003.SINCE THE DECEASED WAS UNABLE TO RUN T=
HIS ACCOUNT SINCE HIS DEATH.THE ACCOUNT HAS REMAINED DORMANT WITHOUT TH=
E KNOWLEDGE OF HIS FAMILY SINCE IT WAS PUT IN A SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN=
THE BANK FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT BY THE CUSTOMER.
SINCE HIS DEMISE,NOBODY,NOT EVEN THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY HAVE APPLIED=
FOR CLAIMS OVER THIS FUND AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT =
UNTIL WE DISCOVERED THAT IT CANNOT BE CLAIMED SINCE OUR CUSTOMER IS A F=
OREIGN NATIONAL AND WE ARE SURE THAT HE HAS NO NEXT OF KIN HERE TO FILE=
CLAIMS OVER THE MONEY.AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPT,THIS DISCOVERY WAS B=
ROUGHT TO MY OFFICE SO AS TO DECIDE WHAT IS TO BE DONE.WITH THE FEW PER=
SONEL IN MY DEPT,WE DECIDED TO SEEK WAYS THROUGH WHICH TO TRANSFER THIS=
MONEY OUT OF THE BANK AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY TOO.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNTS IS TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND D=
OLLARS(USD 10,500,000.00).WITH OUR POSITIONS AS STAFFS OF THE BANK,WE A=
RE HANDICAPPED BECAUSE WE CANNOT OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS AND CANNOT LA=
Y BONAFIDE CLAIM OVER THIS MONEY.WHILE WE WERE CONTEMPLATING ON WHAT TO=
DO.
A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY RE=
COMMENDED YOUR PERSONALITY TO ME AND ADVISED I SHOULD ASK YOU FOR HELP =
TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY.THE CUSTOMER IS A FOREIGN NAT=
IONAL AND YOU WILL ONLY BE ASKED TO ACT AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND I WILL S=
UPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS AND BANK DATA TO ASSIST Y=
OU IN BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE WHER=
E THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERED INTO.I AND MY PARTNERS HAVE DECIDED TO=
GIVE AWAY FOURTY %(40%)TO YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND TEN (10%) FOR AN=
Y EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE DURING THE TRANSACTION OF THIS TRANSFER.
I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTELY RISK FREE SINC=
E WE WORK IN THIS BANK WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONFIDENT IN THE SUCC=
ESS OF THISTRANSACTION BECAUSE YOU WILL BE UPDATED WITH INFORMATION AS =
AT WHEN DESIRED.
I WILL PLEASE WISH YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION SECRET AS WE ARE HOPING TO=
RETIRE WITH OUR SHARE OF THIS MONEY AT THE END OF TRANSACTION WHICH WI=
LL BE WHEN THIS MONEY IS SAFELY IN YOUR ACCOUNT. WE WILL THEN COME OVER=
TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUSLY AGREED PERCENT=
AGES.
YOU MIGHT EVEN HAVE TO ADVISE US ON POSSIBILITIES OF INVESTMENT IN YOUR=
COUNTRY OR ELSEWHERE OF OUR CHOICE. MAY ALLAH HELP YOU TO HELP US TO A=
RESTIVERETIREMENT.AMIN.
FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL AD=
DRESS: (mrusuf_usman2@yahoo.com)
AM AWAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED
MR,USUF MOHAMED .

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