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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)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: alhaji suleman <alhaji_suleman28@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:08:30 +0200
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE



FROM THE DESK OF DR ALHAJI SULEMAN,AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANEGER,BANK OF =
AFRICA (B.O.A)OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO. DEAR FRIEND, I KNEW THIS MESSAGE WI=
LL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE. I AM THE BILL ANDEXCHANGE MANAGER IN BANK OF =
AFRICA (BOA), OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO. IHOPED THAT YOU WILL NOT EXPOSE OR =
BETRAY THIS TRUST AND CONFIDENT THAT IAM ABOUT TO IMPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MUT=
UAL BENEFIT OF OUR FAMILIES.I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING T=
HE SUM OF (USD$10.000.000)MILLION THIS MONEY HAS BEENDORMANT FOR YEARS IN O=
UR BANK WITHOUT ANY BODY CLAIMING THE FUND. I WANT THE BANK TO RELEASE THE =
MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TOOUR DECEASED CUSTOMER (THE OWNER OF TH=
E ACCOUNT) BELONGS TO ONE OF OURFOREIGN CUSTOMER (MR. RICHARD BURSON FROM F=
LORIDA, U.S.A) WHO DIED ALONGWITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON NOVEMBER 1999 IN A P=
LANE CRASH.FOR MOREINFORMATIONS ABOUT THE CRASH YOU CAN VISIT THIS SITE:HTT=
P://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/2/HI/AMERICAS/502503.STM I DON'T WANT THE MONEY TO GO IN=
TO OUR BANK TREASURER ACCOUNT AS ANABANDONED FUND. SO THIS IS THE REASON WH=
Y I CONTACTED YOU SO THAT THE BANKCAN RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT =
OF KIN TO THE DECEASEDCUSTOMER. PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS PROPOS=
AL AS A TOP SECRET ANDDELETE IT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.UPON RECEIPT OF Y=
OUR REPLY, I WILL GIVE YOU FULL DETAILS ON HOW THEBUSINESS WILL BE EXECUTED=
AND ALSO NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE 30% OF THEABOVE MENTIONED SUM IF YOU AGRE=
E TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS WITH ME.AND 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSE=
S THAT ARISES ON THE PROCESSBEFORE THE FUND GET INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SUCH=
AS TELEPHONE CALLS BILLS(ETC).I LOOKING FORWARD RECEIVING YOUR RETURN MAIL=
THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. NAME: alhaji_suleman, BEST REGAD
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