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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:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: garba rashid <garba_rashid16@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <garba_rashid2000@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:47:17 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION



FROM:DR.GARBA RASHID
MANAGER BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO.


DEAR,

I AM THE MANAGER BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA.I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS ($20.5M.TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDREDTHOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS TOO ALSO FOR INVESTMENT.




THIS MONEY IS OWNED BY ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER. HE HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE FIVE YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED ON HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE.




I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND,THIS IS WHY I ASKED FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY;YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO THE DECEASED PERSON AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE THE IN-LAW AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO THE LATE CUSTOMER .







I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WHICH A
SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND.

I SHALL BE YOUR GUIDIANCE AND INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.



AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 30% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 10% WIL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES BOTH OF US INCURED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.



SO IF YOU ARE INTRESTED,SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY AND IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS] URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN BOTH OF US.


BEST REGARDS,
DR,GARBA RASHID
MANAGER BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO.
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