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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "musa_cam@superposta.com" <musa_cam@superposta.com>
Reply-To: musa_camara@voila.fr
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:10:51 +0200
Subject: Mr, Musa Camara.


Mr, Musa Camara.
15 kolughu naba av.
Age:45years old.
Marital status: married with 4 children.
Occupation: banker.
Country: Burkina Faso.
City: Ouagadougou.

I am Mr, Musa Camara, working at the auditing and accounting
department, BANK OF AFRICA (B .O. A) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso West Africa
with due respects and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction.

During an annual auditing of Account's in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died in a
tragic plane crash on the Lenana Peak, Mount Kenya, Saturday, the 19th day
of July, 2003 together with his wife Jean, three of their children and their
spouses, and four grandchildren, since then his fund has been dormant in his
account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either
from his family or relation before discovery to this development.

The said amount was U.S $8.2M (Eight million, two hundred thousand United
States dollars).Infact I could have done this transaction alone but because
of my position in the country as a civil servant (A Banker), we are not
allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow
on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow
who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavits of trust of oath
to the Bank and also present a foreign account where you will need the money
to be transferred into on your request as it may be after due verification
and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole
money will be remitted from, to your own designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 45% of
the total sum as gratification, while 50% will be for me, also the
remaining 5% will be for any expenses such like telephone bills which most
involved in this transaction and it will all be deducted out from the total
money when it is been transferred to your account over there. Please, you
have been advised to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend
to retire from service after I have concluded this transaction with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you
confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country
for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously
indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you
advice me to invest in. All other necessary, vital information will be sent
to you when I hear from you.

I look forward to receive your reply urgently. Show your readiness to
assist me in this transaction by replying this proposal as early as possible
and I want you to assure me of your capability of handling this transfer
with trust by giving me the following information's about yourself:

1) Your age?
2) Your occupation?
3) Are you married?
4) Your mobile phone number?
5) Your location and full address?
6) Your identity card?

I will tell you how you can apply to the bank as soon as i receive your
response towards this mail.

Extend my greetings to your family and you should please try and have
trust on me in this transaction so that we shall achieve our aim together.

Do not take this very transaction as a joke, I am betting you right now
that this is just nothing but reality, so you reply and ask me how you can
apply for the text of application form of claim of the deceased fund from
the bank. It is the foreign remittance departments that are responsible
for transference of fund into your account over there.

KINDLY CONTACT ME THROUGH MY NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THIS
TRANSACTION. 00226 78 14 71 31.

Thanks from,
Mr, Musa Camara.

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