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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)
  • "from the desk of" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "patrick joel" <patrickjoel1999@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:14:30 +0100 (CET)
Subject: HELLO FROM MR PATRICK JOEL URGENT REPLY PLS.


FROM THE DESK OF MR PATRICK JOEL.
SENIOR STAFF IN FILE DEPARTMENT,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (A.D.B),
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO,
WEST AFRICA.

DEAR FRIEND,=20

I AM MR PATRICK JOEL,A SENIOR STAFF IN FILE DEPARTMENT IN AFRICAN DEVEL=
OPMENT BANK (A.D.B)=20
BURKINA FASO.DURING MY INVESTIGATION AND
AUDITTING IN THIS BANK,I CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM
OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON WHO DIED ON=20
PLANE CRASH AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS
ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM, EITHER FROM
HIS FAMILY OR RELATIONS.THE SAID AMOUNT WAS
U.S$12.500.000.(TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS).

MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIMS OVER
THIS FUND AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE
DECEASED,GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER THIS
MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE.THE
TRANSFER OF THIS FUND WILL REQUIRE A SECOND PARTY OR
FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO
THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE THE
FUND WILL BE RE-TRANSFERRED AFTER PAYMENT APPROVAL IS
GRANTED.THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN
THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE
CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND
AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

MOREOVER,I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.YOU WILL BE ENTILTLED TO
30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION,WHILE 10% WILL
BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE CARE OF EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE
DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER AND ALSO TELEPHONE
BILLS,60% WILL BE FOR ME.I WILL BE MONITORING THE
WHOLE TRANSACTION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM
THE TOTAL FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT.CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY
IF YOU ARE INTRESTED AND CAPABLE TO HANDLE THE
TRANSACTION.

I AM URGENTLY WAITING FOR YOUR MAIL.
BEST REGARDS,
MR.PATRICK JOEL.


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