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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)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Alhaji Kabore" <al_kabore1@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:48:35 +0100 (CET)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE...


FROM THE DEXK OF DR ALI KABORE,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANEGER
I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE
PRIVATE TEL. 00226 76 89 41 69

DEAR FRIEND,

THIS LETTER IS CONFIDENTIAL=20

I KNEW THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE. I AM THE BILL AND
EXCHANGE MANAGER IN BANK OF AFRICA (BOA), OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO. I
HOPED THAT YOU WILL NOT EXPOSE OR BETRAY THIS TRUST AND CONFIDENT THAT
I AM ABOUT TO IMPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF OUR FAMILIES.

I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF (USD$10.5 M)
TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 10 TO =
17 BANKING DAYS. THIS MONEY HASBEEN DORMANT FOR YEARS IN OUR BANK WITHO=
UT ANY BODY CLAIMING THE FUND.I WANT THE BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO Y=
OU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER (THE OWNER OF THE ACC=
OUNT) BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER (MR. RICHARD BURSON FROM F=
LORIDA, U.S.A) WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN BININ DISASTER =
ON DECEMBER 25TH 2003.

SO THE REQUEST OF YOU AS A FOREIGNER IS NECESSARILY NEEDED FOR THE CLAI=
M BECAUSE A CITIZEN OF BURKINA FASO CANNOT COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE FU=
ND SINCE THE LAW DOES NOT PERMIT AN INDIGENE TO CLAIM SUCH FUND SINCE T=
HE REAL BENEFICARY OF THE FUND IS DIED , I DON'T WANT THE MONEY TO GO I=
NTO OUR BANK TREASURER ACCOUNT AS ANABANDONED FUND. SO THIS IS THE REAS=
ON WHY I CONTACTED YOU SO THAT THE BANK CAN RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS=
THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KE=
EP THIS PROPOSAL AS A TOP SECRET AND DELETE IT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTE=
D. =20

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL GIVE YOU FULL DETAILS ON HOW THE
BUSINESS WILL BE EXECUTED AND ALSO NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE 30% OF THE
ABOVE MENTIONED SUM IF YOU AGREE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS WITH ME.
AND 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT ARISES ON THE PROCESS
BEFORE THE FUND GET INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SUCH AS TELEPHONE CALLS
BILLS (ETC). I LOOKING FORWARD RECEIVING YOUR RETURN MAIL OR CALLING=20=


THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,=20

DR. ALI KABORE.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANEGER,=20

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam