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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)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Audu Bello <audubello53@y7mail.com>
Reply-To: mr.audubello@y7mail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:42:14 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Dear Friend,


FROM THE DESK OF MR.AUDU BELLO.
Director Auditing And Accounting Department
Bank Of Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise,however,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.I got your contact from the chambers of commerce here in my country ouagadougou,burkina faso.

I am a banker by profession from Burkina faso in west Africa and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank.I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds ($10.5 million) of one of my bank costumer late Mr.KURT KAHLE,From GERMAN who died along with his entire family on 31 july 2000 in a plane crash you can confirm by yourself,
WEB SITE OF PLANE CRASH;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Hence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 50/40 while 10% will be mapped out for expenses.If you agree to my business proposal.further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail.Have a nice day.
Your Faithfully
MR.AUDU BELLO.
Notice:make sure you keep this transaction as your top secrect and make it confidential till we receives the funds into the account that you will provide to our bank.don't disclose it to anybody"please!!!",because the secrecy of this transaction is as well as the success of it.Reply to my private email:mr.audubello@y7mail.com

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