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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)
  • "i will like you to " (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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "observe utmost confidentiality" (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: "lasslinediawara Gazeta.pl" <lasslinediawara@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: lassine_diawara001@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 14:03:48 +0200
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR LASSINE DIAWARA,


FROM THE DESK OF MR LASSINE DIAWARA,
PRESIDENT BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
BURKINA FASO.

My Dear Friend,

Compliments! I got your contact through my desperate and personal search on
the web, for someone I could really trust as I have prayed over it. I wish
to express my interest to handle this matter with you as I believe that you
are reliable to handle this type of international transaction. Though we
have not met before but I believe one has to risk confiding in someone to
succeed sometimes in life but however is not mandatory or in any manner
compel you to Honour against your will. Although I am not suppose to contact
you through email but it is because of the confidential nature of this
transaction please bear with me.

I am Mr. Lassine Diawara, president Bank of Africa, (BURKINA FASO). I am
writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out
this business opportunity in my department. On June 6, 1999,an Oil
consultant/contractor with Dubai Petroleum Corporation/CPL Burkina Faso, Mr.
David Ameeraly, made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at USD $20, 000.000 (Twenty Million United States Dollars
Only) in Bank of Africa Burkina Faso. Upon maturity I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the
Dubai Petroleum Corporation that Mr. David Ameeraly, died in the plane crash
On October 31,1999, (an Egyptian Boeing767Flight 990) with other passengers
on board.

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL and
attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr. David Ameeraly, did not declare any
next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his bank
deposit paperwork in my bank. This sum of USD $20, 000, 000.00 and the
interest are being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will ever come forward to claim it and according to BURKINA
FASO LAW, at the expiration of(TEN) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the BURKINA FASO Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund.

My proposal is that I will like you to stand as the next of kin to Mr. David
Ameeraly, so that the fruit of this old man labour will not get into the
hands of some corrupt Government officials. This is simple, I will like you
to provide immediately your full name and address so that I can forward to
you the contact of our bank Attorney for preparing the necessary deceased
inheritance documents which will put you in place as the next of kin. Any
bank account in any part of the world, which you will provide, will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 45% for
me and 45% for you and 10 % will be set aside for expenses in cured during
the business. There is no risk at all.

The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney legally and
my position as the president guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately and upon your
responses, I shall provide you with more details and relevant information
that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost
confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest
my share in your country.

Please upon the receipt of this mail message, send to me the following below
to enable me start the processing of the transfer;
1. Your Full Names
2. Phone Number and Fax,
3. Complete address.
4. Age
5. Profession
6. Valid scan copy of your identity

Thank You And God Bless You.
Sincerely,
Mr. Lassine Diawara.

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