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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)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • ali_brahim102@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ali brahim <ali_brahim105@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ali_brahim103@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 05:36:33 -0700
Subject: VREY IMPORTANT







FROM: Mr ALI BRAHIM
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK (A D B)

Dear Friend,
(PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL)
I am Mr Ali brahim, the MANAGER in charge of BILL AND EXCHANGE section of AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK (A D B) Accra Ghana in West Africa.With due respect and egard I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end
of the transaction.

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died since 2003 in a War Zone and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before my discovery to this development.

Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution.The said amount was sum of ($)FOURTHEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND,UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($14.5m).

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and
transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives
and needed information 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 fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.I don't want this
money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.Our 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 Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 65%will be for me. Please, you have been adviced 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 be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your
country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously
indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest in.

All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you.I look forward to receive your email.
Yours faithfully,
Mr ALI BRAHIM
ali_brahim102@yahoo.com

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