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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:
  • "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)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: daneil bumba <daneilbumba11@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 11:54:29 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT PLEASE


THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA,LOME-TOGO


ATTN:PLEASE

HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL


I am Mr Daniel Bumba, the manager of bill and exchange
at the foreign remittance Department Bank Of Africa.
In my Department we discovered an abandoned sum of
US$14M (Fourteen Million US dollars) in an account
that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died
along with his family on 25/07/2000 in a plane
crash.
After waited for over (3) three year without any
positive enquire from anyone in respect of the great
German victim of the FLIGHT AF4590 CRASH include all
109 people on board when the CONCORDE PLANE crashed
into the Hotelissimo on 25/07/2000.
[TRAGEDY OF THE GREAT FAMILY WIPED OUT IN THE CRASH]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Great Andreas Schranner and his wife Maria together
with their daughter Andrea Eich all perished in the
concode jet on 25TH JULY, 2000.
Sincerely, the above named deceased was with me
personally in 1998 when he opened an account with our
bank(BANK OF AFRICA) in Lome Togo Republic with the
total sum of USD$14M{Fourteen Million US dollars
only}; appointing me as his personal account officer
in charge of credit and foreign bills to his account.
Since his death, I have personally waited/watched with
keen interest to identify the next of kin to the
deceased both in BBC and CNN NEWS but all my efforts
has proved abortive.
After praying and having a second thought over this
great opportunity, I therefore decided to transfer
this fund out of our bank with immediate effect for
further investment as no one has come to claim his
fund and no other person knows about this account
except me, the Bank Manager and you alone.
I have secretly discussed this matter with the General
Manager {GM} of the bank whom I must involve in order
to have a smooth and successful transfer of the fund
to any foreign bank account which you are going to
nominate.
We agreed to start the first transaction with USD$4M
{four Million US Dollars only}. Even an empty account
without any money in it, can serve in this transaction
provided you are the only signatory to the a/c; to
avoid any third party from your side.
BUT before we proceed, we must have a Mutual
Engagement and Strong Binding Agreement between both
of us, so that you will never deny me in future or let
me down when this fund reaches to your destination
account.
Perhaps, Due to the Authentic and Legality of this
particular transaction, You should not entertain any
fear as all modalities for fund transfer can be
finalized within 7 to 9 banking days, after you would
have apply to the bank as the only beneficiary of the
fund from the deceased.

Remember, our banking ethics here does not allow such
HUGE money to stay more than six years without claim
hence the money will be recalled to the government
treasury as unclaimed after this long period of
domancy.
Looking forward for a mutual beneficial and long
lasting partnership. I remain
Mr Daniel Bumba
****************************************************
NOTE: This message is highly confidential to you only.
If, for any reason, you are not capable to handle
this REAL and GENUIE transaction, get to my knowledge
and don't disclose it to anyone else Pls.
Upon a positive response from your side, we will
arrange on how to meet face to face either here in our
bank or in your country for a detailed information
about this transaction in order to establish GREATER
TRUST and CONFIDENCE.




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