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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "foreign remittance manager" (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.
• 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.
  • bcb_bank_burkinafaso@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: zongo musa <zongomusa1@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:09:24 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: PLEASE FILL THIS APPLICATION AND SEND IT THROUGH THE BANK EMAIL


Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME

PLEASE SEE THE TEXT OF APPLICATION AND I WANT YOU TO FILL THIS IT AND SEND THROUGH THE BANK E-MAIL ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY FOR THE TRANSFERRING OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT

ATTN : DR MASA ABEL
FOREIGN REMITTANCE MANAGER,
BANK COMMERCIAL OF BURKINA (BCB)
No: 653 Dr Kwame NKRUMAH Avenue,
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO
TEL: (00226) 76 45 89 41
FAX :(00226) 50 42 01 79
EMAIL: bcb_bank_burkinafaso@excite.com

Sir,

APPLICATION FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF MY INHERITANCE FUNDS OF US$10.5 MILLION FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER 18463464711.

I am the brother and next of kin to late Dr. George W. Brumley, your deceased customer who held the above account number with your bank, and who died in Kenya plane crash.

I discovered the said account details in my late brother bedroom in Atlanta, and as his next of kin I humbly appeal to your esteemed office to release and transfer these funds into my nominated receiving bank account detail stated below.

1) Your Bank Name..............................
2) Your Bank Address......................
3) Your Phone Number..........................
4) Your Fax Numbers.........................
5) Bank Account Number......................
6) Receiving Country............................
7) E - Mail..............................
8) Your Profession..................
9) Your Age.........................

I shall appreciate your prompt attention to this application as I solemnly promise to abide by all your protocol and transactional requirements.

Yours Sincerely
VICTIM-FULLNAME

NB please you can call me on my number for more information +226 76 45 89 40 and I will be waiting to hear from you. Mr Zongo Musa





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