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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
  • "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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • qd210@eircom.net
  • @yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: marilia miller <mariliamiller@yahoo.com.br>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 02:02:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: FROM MR KABORE ZURU






Dear sir, I
do not know him, and forgive sincerity, also do not want to ...

I'm not interested in any accident AND I DON’T WANT cash OF OTHERS.

HERE IN BRAZIL NIGERIAN
REFERENCES ARE NOT GOOD. BESIDES I am tired of RECEIVE Tens of spam, scams,
PHISHINGS AND ETC.

REQUEST to
forget ME AND MY E-MAIL.

YOUR
MESSAGE WILL BE FORWARD TO FBI,INTERPOL AND FEDERAL POLICE.

If you want money – work! AND HELP YOUR PEOPLE, BECAUSE MY PRESIDENT HAS NO
OBLIGATION TO FOOD PEOPLE LAZINESS LIKE YOU. I HAVE NO MONEY – IM NOT MUKU

ASSALAMU ALAIKUM

STAY IN PEACE OF JAH

AND GO TO
HELL

         


--- Em seg, 8/12/08, Dr. kabore zuru <qd210@eircom.net> escreveu:
De: Dr. kabore zuru <qd210@eircom.net>
Assunto: FROM MR KABORE ZURU
Para: .@yahoo.com
Data: Segunda-feira, 8 de Dezembro de 2008, 9:29

FROM FROM MR KABORE ZURU
BILL & EXCHANGE MANAGER/ AUDITING.
GROUP BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA .
DIRECT NUMBER TEL/ 00226 76 61 65 94

Dear Friend,

I am the bill and exchange manager at FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,In my department
we discovered an abandoned sum of U.S $10.5million US dollars, (TEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)in an account that belonged to one of our
foreign customers who died along with his entire family in a plane crash.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless
somebody applies for it as next of kin or a business associate to the deceased
as indicated in our banking guidelines and laws, but unfortunately we learnt
that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the
plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business
proposal to you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin
or a business associate to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement
since nobody is coming for it and I don't want this money to go into the
bank treasury as unclaimed bill. Since the bank law and guideline here
stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after Six years the money will
be transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.

The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the
fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkina be cannot stand as next of
kin. I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner, in
respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10% will be set aside for
expenses incurred during the business and 50% would be for me and my Family..

There after I and my Family will visit your country for disbursement according
to the percentages indicated and for some possible investment under your kind
control. Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as
arranged, you must apply first to the bank as a business associate or next of
kin of the deceased person. I will like you to send me the following
informations.

1.NAME IN FULL:................................
2.ADDRESS:.......................................
3.NATIONALITY:...................................
4.AGE:.............................................
5.Sex..............................................
6.OCCUPATION:......................................
7.MARITAL STATUS:..................................
8.PRIAVTE PHONE.................................
9.FAX NUMBER............................................

Please i will like this transaction to be strictly between you and i Upon
receipt of your reply, I will start by giving to you the application which you
will fill and send to the bank, I will not fail to bring to your notice that
this transaction is that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all
required arrangements have been made for the transfer and given your 100% full
assurance and risk free transaction. You should contact me immediately as soon
as you receive this mail, Trusting to hear from you immediately,

Yours faithfully.
Mr kabore zuru



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