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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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "top secret" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "mustapha ibrahim" <mustapha_ibrahim77@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 20:44:51 +0100 (CET)
Subject: HOW CAN I TRUST YOU?YOU CAN CALL ME IMMEDAITELY 22678784519


BANK OF AFRICA(B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,
WEST AFRICA.

DEAR FRIEND,

I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TOYOU AS A SURPRISE.
I AM A MANAGER OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE DIRECTOR BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.

I HOPE THAT YOU WILLNOT EXPOSE OR BETRAY THIS TRUST AND CONFIDENT THAT =
I AM ABOUT TO REPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF OUR BOTH FAMILIES=
=20

I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF ($15.3)MILLION=
TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 14 BANKING DAYS. THIS MONEY HAS BEEN DORMANT FO=
R YEARS IN OUR BANK WITHOUT CLAIM.

I WANT THE BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO OU=
R DECEASED CUSTOMER, THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT DIED ALONG WITH HIS SUPPO=
SED NEXT OF KIN IN AN AIR CRASH SINCE JULY 31ST 2000.=20

I DON'T WANT THE MONEY TO GO INTO OUR BANK TREASURER AS AN ABANDONED FU=
ND. SO THIS IS THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU SO THAT THE BANK CAN RELE=
ASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THEDECEASED CUSTOMER.
PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS PROPOSAL AS A TOP SECRET AND DELET=
E IT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.=20

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I WILL GIVE YOU FULL DETAILS ON HOW THE BUSI=
NESS WILLBE EXECUTED AND ALSO NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE 35% OFTHE ABOVE M=
ENTIONED SUM IF YOU AGREE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS WITH ME.

BEST REGARD.
MR.MUSTAPHA IBRAHIM


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