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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)
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Adamma Dousou" <mr_adamma02@superposta.com>
Reply-To: mr_adamma_d@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:48:23 +0000
Subject: URGENT PLEASE


FROM THE DESK OF Mr Adamma Dousou.
Attention: Sir/Madam,

I am Mr Adamma Dousou. the Director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of a prime bank in Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso West-Africa with due
respect 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 our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person Mr. Morris
Thompson from America who is an oil merchant Agent here in ouagadougou
burkina faso, a well known Philanthropist before his death in a plane crash
on February 4, 2000. both wife Thelma Thompson and daughter Sheryl Thompson.
Please for more details concerning him and how he died, you can visit this
website: www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list

The said amount was U.S $15.5M (Fifteen million five hundred United States
dollars). As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information
through from a human resource profile database in the chamber here in
Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso. Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim
over this fund as the bona fide next of kin to the deceased, to get the
required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put
in place and directives, and needed information will be relayed to you as
soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also
benefit your self to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
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 affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a
foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on
his 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 15% of the
total sum as gratification, while 80% will be for me and 5% map out for any
expenses. Please, you have been advised to keep "top secret" as I am still
in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal. 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 us
to invest in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when
I hear from you.

Thank you for your understanding as await your urgent response to enable me
give you more details. Please reply with those information's below so that i
can know you very well before i go ahead with you.

Remain bless,
Mr Adamma Dousou.

POST SCRITUM:

You have to keep everything secret as to enable the transfer to move very
smoothly in to the account you will prove to the bank.If however, you are
not disposed to assist,kindly delete/destroy this email in view of the
confidentiality of the proposed transaction and interest of personalities
involved.

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