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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "marafat brown" <marafat_brown50@superposta.com>
Reply-To: marafat.brown555@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:36:32 +0200
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR, MARAFAT BROWN. URGENT REPLY.


*FROM THE DESK OF MAHRUS HEZBOLLAH,
MANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA( B.O.A )
BURKINAFASO W/AFRICA*
**
*I am Mr. MARAFAT BROWN, Manager Audit Accounting Department BANK OF
AFRICA( B.O.A )I would like to know if this proposal will be worth while for
your acceptance.*
**
* I have a Foreign Customer,Manfred Hoffman from Germany who is an
Investor, Crude Oil Merchant and Federal Government Contractor that was a
victim with Concord Air Line, flight AF4590 killing 113 peole crashed on 25
July 2000 near Paris leaving a closing balance of Twelve*
*
Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($12.8m) in one of his
Private US Dollar Accountthat is been managed by me as the Customer's
Account Officer.*
* Base on my security report, these funds can be claimed without any
hitches as no oneisaware of the funds and its closing balance except me and
the customer (Now Deceased) therefore, I can present you as the Next of Kin
and we will work out the modalities for the claiming of the funds in
accordance with the law.*
**
*Now,if you are really sure of your trustworthy,accountability and
confidentiality on this transaction without dissapointment, contact me
through my private telephone number number ( +226 766 42 303) for further
details.i expect your letter.
Thank you,
Sincerely
MARAFAT BROWN.*

*N.B.In other for you to beleive me honestly try and go through this
(website)before you start with me.
Below is the website.
(**http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>
*)*

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