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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • abuzongobf@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: abu zongo <abuzongobf15@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 16:46:04 +0000
Subject: TOP SECRET URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.


FROM THE DESK OF MR ABU ZONGO
THE AUDITOR IN CHARGE OF FOREIGN
REMITTANCE UNIT OF OUR BANK

Dear Friend, TOP SECRET URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL. I presumed that all is well with you and your family. Please let this not be a surprise message to you because I got your contact information from the international directory few weeks ago before I decided to contact you on this magnitude and lucrative transaction for our present and future survival in life. Moreover, I have laid all the solemn trust in you before I decided to disclose this successful & confidential transaction to you. Please, write back to my alternative email address is: abuzongobf@gmail.com

I am the senior Auditor In charge of Foreign Remittance Unit of our bank and I decided to contact you for this financial transaction worth five Million seven hundred thousand, Pounds (£5.7m) for our present and future success.
This is an abandoned fund that belongs to one of our bank foreign customers who died along with his entire family through plane crash few years ago. Meanwhile I was very fortune to come across the deceased file when I was arranging the old and abandoned customers files in other to sign and submit to the entire bank management an official re-documentation and audit of theyear against 2006.informed clearly that it was stated in our Foreign banking rules and regulations which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed till the period of 4 years started from the date when the beneficiary died, the money will be transferred into the treasury as an unclaimed fund. However, it is not authorized by the rules guiding our bank for a citizen of Burkina Faso to make the claim of the fund unless you are a foreigner no matter the country.

So the request of you as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the claim and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as the next of kin to the deceased.He also have quantities of (GOLD) deposited with a security and finance company called (GLOBAL SECURITY AND FINANCE HOUSE) where he deposited natural noble metal; mainly gold (WITH) the brut whose characteristics are as follows:Origin: of the Burkina Faso.Quantity: 557kilogrames.Quality: 22 Carats + Nature: metal (WITH) out of powder.Rate of purity: 93%.These are the worth characteristics of the deposited gold with the security company, If possible we shall proceed at first for the gold, Then I will direct you on how to contact the security company because I am with their email contact and phone number. It depends on the one you decided that we shall follow up either the Deposited gold or the deposited funds.After the end of the business, We shall agree that{ 40% } Forthy Percent will be for you in respect of all your assistance for this transaction either for the deposited gold with the security finance company or the deposited funds with the bank, Then{ 50% }Fifthy Percent will be for me being the pioneer of the business while the rest { 10% } Will be for the incured expenses that will be made. If you are really sure of your, Trustworthiness, Accountability and confidentiality on this transaction, contact me and accept not to change your mind to cheat, ordisappoint me when the deposited funds or the deposited gold are released to you by any of the firm where they where deposited. So reply for the assurance with your telephone and fax numbers necessary to facilitate an easy communication. As soon as you reply, you notify me so that i will let you know the next steps and procedures to follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately,I expect your urgent communication.Yours sincerely, Mr. Abu Zongo.
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