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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 united states 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Tuta Ame <ame.tuta@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: tuta_ame@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 09:40:33 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM: MR.TUTA AME


From: Mr.Tuta Ame.
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
West - Africa

My Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Tuta Ame I work in the Accounts/ Operations
Department of a Prime bank here in Abidjan , Cote
D'Ivoire . I have an urgent and very confidential
business proposal for you. I actually got your contact
from the Internet and decided to contact you
immediately.

On the 30th of July 1998, a Saudi Arabian Oil
Consultant/ Contractor with the Societe Ivoirienne De
Raffinage (SIR), Mr. Al Saud Bandar, made a one year
fixed deposit valued at US$12,000,000.00 (Twelve
Million United States Dollars)with my bank.After
making the deposit,nobody saw or heard of Mr Al Saud
Bandar again till this date.

On investigation,it was discovered that Mr. Al Saud
Bandar died along with his family in the ill fated
Swissair plane crash Sept.2,1998 that killed all 229
passengers on board.
On further investigation,I discovered that Mr.Al Saud
Bandar did not leave any WILL and did not declare any
Next of Kin in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paper work. This sum of US$12,000,000
is still floating in the Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of
each year. For 8 to 9 years now,no one has ever come
forward to claim the fund.

According to the Ivoireinne finanacial Laws, at the
expiration of 9 (nine) years,the account will be
declared unservisable and thereby sent to the
government treasury.
That is what gave way to this deal.As the personal
accounts manager to Mr Al Saud Bandar,I am seeking
your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased,so that the proceeds of this account can be
paid to you and then you and I can share the money
50/50.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you, as
a foreigner to stand in as the Next of Kin to Mr. Al
Saud Bandar so that my bank can pay this funds to
you.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this deal will be executed under all
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.

Please revert to me at your earliest convinience.

Thank you.
Mr.Tuta Ame



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