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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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: sunday akufruadu <sundayakufruadu@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 13:21:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: from Sonday


THE DESK OF  MR ABDEL IBRAHIM

AUDITS & ACCOUNTS DEPT

WEST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Grete Accra Ghana



 Dear Friend



I am MR Akufruadu.





Thanks.

 a banker with the above mentioned bank in  West Africa Accra
Ghana , holding the post of the Audit & Accounts dept. On December,
25, 2003, one Mr. Lucky mamudu,a Lebanese National, An Astute Business
man of international repute, a contract with ecowas country, whose
endeavours spans various areas of Business interest, (Real estate,
contract and Farming .etc) made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued
at $15.8M (Fifteen Million And Eight hundred Thousand United State
Dollars) for twelve calendar months in my Bank Branch.

 

Upon Maturity, we 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 company that Mr. Lech  Phillip.  was
aboard the AF4590 plane, which crashed December, 2  2006. After
further investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a
WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved fruitless. On
further investigation, it was discovered that Late Mr. Lucky Nmadu, did
not declare any next of kin or relatives in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paper work here in our Bank. The total sum,
$15.8M  is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled over
with the principal sum at the end of each year. All efforts to trace
and locate his next of kin proved abortive.

 

In accordance with the country¢s  banking laws and constitution
guiding this banking institution stated that  after  the
expiration of 5  years, if no body or person comes for the claim
as the next of kin , such  money will be revert to the Burkina
Faso government  treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to
claim of the fund. Consequently, It is upon this respect, I seek to
present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to the
late Mr. Lucky Nmadu, since no one will come up for the claim.

 

Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you by mail the ADB
Bank "Next of Kin Payment Application Text Form" as well as detailed
information on how this business would be carried out. And you will be
in possition of 40% after the deal is done, I guarantee that this will
be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law, as I will use my position in the Bank's here to
perfect this business transaction & secure Approvals and guarantee
the successful execution of this transaction.

 

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If
this interests you, I want to remind you of the confidentiality of this
Transaction at hand whatever your decision is. I await your urgent
response,and fill those question below to enable us proceed this
business onward.



Your Full Name..........................

Your Sex.................................

Your Age.................................

Your Country..............................

Your pass or photo......................

Your Occupation..........................

Your Personal Mobile Number.........

Your Personal Fax Number.............

 

As soon as i receive your postive respond i will send you the text of
application which you will use to apply in my bank as next of kind of
MR Lucky Mamudu .



i am hoping to get yourreply soon
  Greeting's to you and your entire family and god bless  you.

 

Sunday Akufruadu

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