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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)
  • "a project that will be very beneficial to both of us" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: "Natural Gifts" <natural_gifts@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: natural_gifts1958@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:24:35 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT, PLEASE CALL ME IMMEDIATELY.


DEAR FRIEND,

(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).

WITH WARM HEART I OFFER MY FRIENDSHIP AND GREETINGS, I HOPE THIS MAIL MEETS
YOU IN GOOD HEALTH. FORGIVE MY INDIGNATION HOWEVER STRANGE OR SURPRISING
THIS CONTACT MIGHT SEEM TO YOU AS WE HAVE NOT MET PERSONALLY OR HAD ANY
DEALINGS IN THE PAST,

I AM SALIM IBRAHIM. THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING SECTION BANK OF
AFRICA (B.O.A) GROUP OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO IN WEST AFRICA.

AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH
THE INTERNET SEARCH HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO. I FASTED AND PRAYED
FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE I CONTACT YOU TO BE MY PARTNER.

I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A PROJECT THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO
BOTH OF US. DURING OUR AUDITING IN THIS BANK, I CAME ACROSS SOME AMOUNT OF
MONEY BELONGING TO DECEASED FOREIGNERMR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER, WHO DIED WITH HIS
WIFE AND THEIR ONLY DAUGHTER ON JULY 2000, IN A PLANE CRASH.

THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF
THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY FROM HIS RELATION BEFORE MY DISCOVERY TO THIS
DEVELOPMENT. HE WAS A PROPERTY MAGNATE. THE SAID AMOUNT IS FIFTEEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS. ($15,500,000:00 USD) I WANT YOU
TO KNOW THAT I NEVER MASTER MINDED THE DEATH OF THE DECEASED FELLOW. THEIR
DEATH WAS OCCURRED NATURALLY.

PLEASE VIEW THIS, WEBSITE:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm



FOR YOUR INFORMATION BEEN YOU ARE NOT A GERMAN WILL NOT POSEANY PROBLEM FOR
THE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER ON THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE BONAFIDENEXT OF
KIN TO THE DECEASED HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND DIRECTIVES WILL BE RELAYED TO
YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME AND
ALSO BENEFIT YOUR SELF TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT (A BANKER), WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE
A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. THIS IS THE ACTUAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE A SECOND
PARTY OR FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN, RELATION OR
FOREIGN COLLABORATOR OF THIS OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER TO THE BANK AND ALSO
PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE HE WILL NEED THE MONEY TO BE RE-TRANSFERRED
INTO ON HIS REQUEST.


OUR BANKING LAW STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER SEVEN
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 BURKINABE CANNOT STAND
AS NEXT OF KIN. I DON’T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED BILL. BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.

ON CONCLUSION OF THIS PROJECT, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM
AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME. PLEASE YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO
KEEP "TOP SECRET" AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE
AFTER I CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU. I WILL FLY DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR
SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED
AND FURTHER INVESTMENT WILL BE DISCUSSED. ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO BE MY
PARTNER, PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR A BRIEF DISCUSSION BEFORE WE PROCEED.

PLEASE KEEP THIS PROPOSAL SECRET, EVEN IF YOU DON’T WANT TO ASSIST ME. I
LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR URGENT REPLY.


YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR SALIM IBRAHIM.

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