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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)
  • "very confidential" (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: "honourable salif" <honourable_salif2@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 01:32:02 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF HONOURABLE SALIF


FROM THE DESK OF. HONOURABLE SALIF
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER=20
BANK OF AFRICAN B.O.A
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO
WEST AFRICA.

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM (HONOURABLE SALIF) THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER BANK OF AFRICAN =
(B.O.A).I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A YAHOO TOURIST SEARCH DURING MY SEARCH=
ING LOOKING FOR HONEST AND TRUSTED FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL STAND AND P=
UT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER.
=20
IN MY DEPARTMENT AFTER THE FINAL ACCOUNT AUDITING 2005 I DISCOVERED AN =
ABANDONED SUM OF $15.2MUSD (FIFTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED=
STATE DOLLARS). IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTO=
MER WHO DIED ALONGSIDE WITH ALL HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH IN K=
ENYA 2003, YOU CAN VISIT THIS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION HTTP://WWW.C=
NN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/07/20/KENYA.CRASH/INDEX.HTML. =20
=20
THE BANK HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME DOWN AND CLAIM THI=
S FUND BECAUSE THE FUND CANNOT BE RELEASE UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR I=
T AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKIN=
G GUIDELINES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF =
KIN DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FO=
R THE CLAIMS.=20

IT=92S UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PRO=
POSAL TO YOU SO THAT THE BANK WILL APPROVED AND TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO=
ANY OF YOUR PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE=
DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING=
FOR IT AND I DON=92T WANT THIS FUND TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UN=
CLAIMED BILL.
=20
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH FUND REMAINE=
D UNCLAIMED AFTER 5 YEARS, IF KNOW ONE COME TO CLAIMS THE FUND, IT WILL=
BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANKING TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUES=
T OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS TRANSACTION IS OCCASIONED BY TH=
E FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER, AND A BURKINA FASO CITIZEN CA=
NNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER AND THIS FUND CANNOT BE TRANSF=
ERRED INTO ANY LOCAL ACCOUNT.

I HAVE AGREED THAT 35% OF THIS FUND WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER,=
IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR=
ALL THE EXPENSES WE ARE GOING TO INCURRED DURING THE TRANSFER PROCESS =
AND 60% WILL BE FOR ME, THERE AFTER THIS FUND HIT YOUR ACCOUNT I WILL V=
ISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICAT=
ED.
=20
THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRAN=
GED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF TH=
E DECEASED CUSTOMER INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER=
, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNIC=
ATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED INTO.=20

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE =
TEXT OF APPLICATION FORM WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BA=
NK FOR PROCESSING OF THE FUND TRANSFER I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR=
NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE AND YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAI=
N ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE =
TRANSFER.




I WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION VERY CONFIDENTIAL/SECRET HENCE I WI=
LL NOT LIKE ANYBODY IN MY BANK OR BURKINA FASO TO KNOW THAT I AM INVOLV=
E IN THIS TRANSACTION FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY REASON SINCE I AM STILL W=
ORKING IN THE BANK TO ENABLE THIS TRANSFER MOVE SMOOTHLY INTO YOUR ACCO=
UNT

(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW AND RESEND IT TO ME).
1) YOUR FULL NAME.............................
2) YOUR AGE.......................................
3) MARITAL STATUSES................................
4) YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER=85=85=85=85..
5) YOUR FAX NUMBER=85=85=85=85=85=85.....=20
6) YOUR COUNTRY=85=85=85=85=85=85..............
7) YOUR OCCUPATION............................
8) SEX..............................................
9) PRIVAT E-MAIL ADRESSE...........

THANKS
YOURS SINCERELY
HONOURABLE SALIF.







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