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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mrjonas001@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jonas robert" <jonas_robert01@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:50:30 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR JONAS ROBERT


FROM THE DESK OF MR JONAS ROBERT
SENIOR STAFF IN FILE DEPARTMENT,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK A.D.B
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO
WEST AFRICA.
THIS IS MY PRIVATE E MAIL mrjonas001@yahoo.fr
PRIVATE NUMBER......00226 76 04 22 77.
PLANE CRASH WEB SITE
HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/INDEX.HTML

(«REMITTANCE OF $15 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS
CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE")
COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON,

ON A VERY GOOD DAY. I AM (MR JONAS ROBERT) A SENIOR STAFF IN FILE
DEPARTMENT IN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB).I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A
YAHOO GOOGLE SEARCH.

WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER I ASSURED OF YOUR CAPABILITY
AND RELIABILITY TO CHAMPION THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY WHEN I PRAYED TO
GOD OR ALLAH ABOUT YOU. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $ 15 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS (FIFTEEN MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS). IN AN
ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON (FRIDAY DECEMBER 26, 2003) IN A PLANE CRASH. SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,

WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY
BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF
KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR
RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY
BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND ONE OFFICIAL IN MY DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON’T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED BILL.

THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY
REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE 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 BURKINA BE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
WE AGREE THAT 30 % OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, IN
RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10 % WILL BE SET ASIDE
FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60 % WOULD BE FOR ME,
THEREFORE AFTER I AND MY FAMILY WILL VISIT YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.

THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS
ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN
OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER,
YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED. UPON
RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.

YOUR FULL NAME...........................?
YOU’RE SEX.................................?
YOU’RE AGE.................................?
YOUR COUNTRY.............................?
MARITAL STATUS......................?
YOUR OCCUPATION..........................?
YOUR PERSONAL MOBILE N...................?
YOUR PERSONALES FAX N......................?

YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME ON MY NUMBER 00226 76 04 22 77.IMMEDIATELY AS
SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER. AND REPLY ME WITH THIS E MAIL ADDRESS
mrjonas001@yahoo.fr IMMEDIATELY WITH THOSE INFORMATION I NEED FROM YOU,
FOR ME TO PROCESS THE TEXT OF APPLICATION FOR YOU TO APPLY TO THE BANK.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR JONAS ROBERT

POST SCRITUM: YOU HAVE TO KEEP EVERYTHING SECRET AS TO ENABLE THE
TRANSFER TO MOVE VERY SMOOTHLY IN TO THE ACCOUNT YOU WILL PROVE TO THE
BANK. AS YOU FINISHED READING THIS LETTER CALL ME IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE
DISCUSS VERY WELL OVER THIS BUSINESS. PLEASE CALL ME AND INFORM ME THAT
YOU RECEIVED MY MAIL, BECAUSE I DON'T GO TO NET ALWAYS.
.....................................................................................





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