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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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mustapha Bashire" <mus_bashire03@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 17:48:43 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Most Urgent


MR. MUSTAPHA BASHIRE,
OUGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO,
WEST AFRICA.

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM A STAFF IN AUDITING DEPARTMENT OF ONE OFTHE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN OUGADOUGOU, BURKINAFASO,WEST AFRICA. IN MY DEPARTMENT I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US $5.7MILLON DOLLARS (FIVE MILLON SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONG TO ONE OF OUR FORIEGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON MONDAY 31ST JULY 2000 IN A PLANECRASH IN PARIS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE-http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

SINCE I GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,THE BANK HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER TO LAY CLAIM OVER THE MONEY BUT IT SEEMS NOBODY IS COMING FORT FOR IT, AS A MATTER OF FACT, IF YOU CAN APPLY AS THE DECEASED NEXT OF KIN OR RATHER AS A BUSINESS PARTINER OR EVEN AS A RELATION,THE BANK ACCORDING TO THE BANKING PROCEDURE, WILL RELEASE THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

IT IS THEREFORE UPONTHIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU , SO THAT YOU CAN SOLIDILY STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BUSINESS PARTNER TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFTY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT, SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT. MOREOVER, I WOUID NOT WANT THE MONEY TO BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK'S TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. IN OTHER WORDS, ACCORDING TO THE BANKING STIPULATIONS,IF SUCH DORMANT ACCOUNT REMAINED UNCLIAMED AFTER SEVEN YEARS, THEN IT WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK'S TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. SO UPON THIS, THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER IS A FOREIGNER. AND I AS AN INDIGNE CAN NOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

I DECIDED THAT 25%OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTINER , IN RESPECT OF YOU , PROVIDING A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 5% FOR THE MOTHERLESS BABY HOME THEN 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR THE EXPENCES THAT MIGHT OCCURE DURING THE TRANSACTION AND 65% WILL BE FOR ME.

THEREFORE, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED. YOU SHOUID CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.TRUSTING TO HEARING FROM YOU.



MY REGARDS

MR. MUSTAPHA BASHIRE,
OUGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO,
WEST AFRICA.



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