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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "johnson smith" <johnso_smith26@biz.by>
Reply-To: johnson001@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:55:43 +0200
Subject: VERY CONFIDENTIAL johnson smith


*VERY CONFIDENTIAL
*
*Good Day, I am Mr. Johnson Smith.. Secretary to the Senior Credit Officer
of BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) here in Burkina Faso. Here is a 100% concealed and
mutually profitable business proposal for you. After the United States and
Iraqi war, our client Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah who was the deputy governor of
Baghdad in Iraq and also business man made a numbered a deposit with a value
of TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND British Pounds (10.5,M.B.P) only in our
Bank here in Burkina Faso. We later found out that the Deputy Governor has
been assasinated in Baghdad.The websites below is a proof and verification
of the news about his death:*

*http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm>
*http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979*<http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979>

*After further investigation, it was also discovered that Hatem Kamil Abdul
Fatah did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the
paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he
was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank.
So, Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand British pounds is still lying in my
bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. I will like you as a
neutral person to stand in as the next of kin to Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah so
that you will be able to receive his funds with my assistance as the
insider.*

*I want you to know that I have had everything planned out and i have done
all the undergrand work of this business so that we come out
successful. **There are no risks involved in the matter, in as much as
you follow up my
instructions and directives as an insider, we will achieve our aim. *

*Once the fund have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall
share in the ratio of 60% for me, 40% for you and 10% for any expenses
incurred during the course of this operation. If you are interested, please
send me your private phone and fax numbers for easy communication,and i will
provide you with more details of this transaction.* **
*Kind Regards,*
*Mr, Johnson Smith.
*

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