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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
  • "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: ibraheem kabongo <ibraheem_kabongo009@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ibraheem_kabongo2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:12:40 +0000
Subject: EXTREMELY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL iii



FROM THE DESK OF MR IBRAHEEM KABONGO.AUDITIN AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.Dear Friend,I am the AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) here inOuagadougou, Burkina Faso. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of US$25m dollars (TWENTY FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS) in an account thatbelongs to one of our foreign customer (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany) who died along with his entire family in Jully 2000 in a planecrashFOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOWhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm--------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 some body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased asindicated in our banking guidlings and laws but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died along side with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim it. is there for upon this discovery that I 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 guidline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after five years, the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.I agree that 30% of this money will be for you as a respect to the provision of a foriegn account , 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60% would be for me Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage indicated Therefore, to enable the mediate transfer of this fund to you arranged,you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bankname,your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where in 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 this transaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all requiredarrangements have been made for the transfer.You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.when writing back to me i will like you to provide to me the answers of this questions.1.your age2.your marital status3.your occupation4.if you are ready to keep the transaction as top secret as i do not want it to jeopadise or have my reputable immage dented5.your financial capability in handling this transcation as money will be involve6.your credibility and reliability as to avoid betrayal from you or seatingon my share when the funds finaly hits your bank account7.that all my instructions as an insider and as the initiator of the transaction would be taking for the betterment of a hitch transfer and also include your private telephone and fax numberTrusting to hear from you immediately.Yours Faithfully,MR IBRAHEEM KABONGO.
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