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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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "balaji nadeji" <balajinadeji3@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 21:16:13 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: MR BALAJI NADEJI,

FROM THE DESK OF: MR BALAJI NADEJI,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,WEST AFRICA.

(TOP SECRET)
Dear Friend,
I am Mr Balaji Nadeji, the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of Bank Of Africa(BOA)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 who died on
October 31st 1999 in a plane crash and the 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 our discovery to this development.
USD 7,350, 000.00 dollars (seven Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand
US Dollars) As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive
information through the Burkina-faso chamber of commerce on foreign business
relations here in Ouagadougou Burkina-faso.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
bonafide next of kin to the deceased, 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 us 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 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone
bills, while 65% will be for me and my partners. Please, you have been
adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire
from service after we conclude this deal 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 us
to invest in.All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when
I hear from you.
I look forward to receive your phone and fax numbers for easy communication,
Yours faithfully,
MrBalaji Nadeji,

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