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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)
  • "million 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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "philip sawadogo" <philipsawa@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:17:53 +0100 (CET)
Subject: MR PHILIP SAWADOGO


MR PHILIP SAWADOGO
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA)
BURKINA FASO=20
OUAGADOUGOU - BURKINA FASO.

DEAR FRIEND

I AM A FRIEND MR PHILIP SAWADOGO AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACCOUNTS=
& AUDITING DEPT. AT THE BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU - WEST AFRICA. WITH=
DUE RESPECT I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION TH=
AT WILL BE BENEFICIAL 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 FOREIGN CLIENT MR. A=
NDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany WHO WE LEARNT WAS AMONG THE DECEA=
SED PASSENGERS OF AN AIRLINE CRASH ON JULY. 2000. http://news.bbc.co.u=
k/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

SINCE THE DECEASED WAS UNABLE TO RUN THIS ACCOUNT SINCE HIS DEATH. THE =
ACCOUNT HAS REMAINED DORMANT WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS FAMILY SINCE=
IT WAS PUT IN A SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN THE BANK FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT=
BY THE CLIENT. SINCE HIS DEMISE, NOBODY, NOT EVEN THE MENBERS OF HIS F=
AMILY HAVE APPLIED FOR CLAIMS OVER THIS FUND AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAF=
E DEPOSIT ACCOUNT UNTIL WE DESCOVERED THAT IT CANNOT BE CLAIMED SINCE O=
UR CLIENT IS A FOREIGN 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, T=
HIS DISCOVERY WAS BROUGHT TO MY OFFICE SO AS TO DECIDE WHAT IS TO BE D=
ONE. WITH THE FEW PERSONEL IN MY DEPT., WE DECIDED TO SEEK WAYS THROU=
GH WHICH TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE BANK AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY =
TOO. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNTS IS THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS (USD 3=
0,000000.00).=20

WITH OUR POSITIONS AS STAFFS OF THE BANK, WE ARE HANDICAPPED BECAUSE WE=
CANNOT OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS AND CANNOT LAY BONAFIDE CLAIM OVER TH=
IS MONEY WHILE WE WERE CONTEMPLATING ON WHAT TO DO. PERSONALY I WANT T=
O ASK YOU FOR HELP, TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY.=20
THE CLIENT IS A FOREIGN NATIONAL AND YOU WILL ONLY BE ASKED TO ACT AS H=
IS NEXT OF KIN AND I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION=
S AND BANK DATA TO ASSIST YOU IN BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO A=
NY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERED INTO.

I AND MY PARTNERS HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE AWAY THIRTY % (30%) TO YOU FOR Y=
OUR ASSISTANCE AND TEN (10%) FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE DURING T=
HE TRANSACTION OF THIS TRANSFER. WE WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSA=
CTION IS ABSOLUTELY RISK FREE SINCE WE WORK IN THIS BANK WHICH IS WHY Y=
OU SHOULD BE CONFIDENT IN THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE YOU W=
ILL BE UPDATED WITH INFORMATION AS AT WHEN DESIRED.

WE WILL PLEASE WISH YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION SECRET AS WE ARE HOPING T=
O RETIRE WITH OUR SHARE OF THIS MONEY AT THE END OF TRANSACTION WHICH W=
ILL BE WHEN THIS MONEY IS SAFELY IN YOUR ACCOUNT. WE WILL THEN COME OV=
ER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUSLY AGREED PERCE=
NTAGES. YOU MIGHT EVEN HAVE TO ADVISE US ON POSSIBILITIES OF INVESTMEN=
T IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ELSEWHERE OF OUR CHOICE. MAY GOD HELP YOU TO HELP =
US TO A RESTIVE RETIREMENT. AMEN.

PLEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS AND ENQUIRIES FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME=
.

THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
MR PHILIP SAWADOGO
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA)


NOTE : AFTER READING THIS MAIL FORWARD ME YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER=
=20




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