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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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "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.
  • mustapha_ahmed103@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mustapha ahmed <mustaphaq10@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 22:47:14 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL // PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT.



FROM THE DESK OF MR.MUSTAPHA AHMEDBILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER, BANK OF AFRICA ANNEX OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO. DEAR FRIEND, FIRST I MUST SOLICIT FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL. THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, WILL MAKE ANYONE PPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DEAL.I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION, LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU. I AM MR MUSTAPHA AHMED THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER OF BANK OF AFRICA ANNEX HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM MY COMPUTER,WHILE SEARCHING FOR AN HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY PERON,WHO WILL ASSIST ME TO IMPLEMENT THIS TRANSFER. I DISCOVERED THE SUM OF SEVEN MILLIONS TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD $ 7.2M ) BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK. THE FUND HAS BEEN LYING IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE MONEY SINCE THE ACCOUNT OWNER LATE MR.HASSAN ABDULLAH FROM LEBANON,WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE DECEMBER 25TH 2003 BENIN PLANE CRASHED.HERE IS THE AIR-CRASH WEBSITE ON CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html THE SAID FUND IS NOW READY FOR TRANSFER TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHOSE OWNER WILL BE PORTRAYED AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THE BANK.SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE E CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINES AND LAWS 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 IT THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I 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 I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATED THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS ACCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CAN NOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.I THEREFORE SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO COME FORWARD AS THE NEXT OF KIN. I HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICES RENDERED, 55% WOULD BE FOR ME,WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE PROCESSING OF THE FUND TRANSFERE TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM BANK OF AFRICA. I AND MY FAMILY IN THIS TRANSACTION WILL PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR OUNTRY FOR OUR OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY.I EXPECT YOU TO KEEP THIS BUSINESS STRICKLY CONFIDENTIAL AND SECRET AS YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM BANK OFFICIAL. BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDE AND EVERY ARRANNGEMENT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO THE ACCOUNT YOU ARE GOING TO PROVIDE HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED PROVIDED WE MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTAILITY AND SECRECY INVOLVED. PLEASE, REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS: mustapha_ahmed103@yahoo.com I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE. YOURS FAITHFULLY, BEST REGARDS, MR MUSTAPHA AHMED, THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER, BANK OF AFRICA ANNEX OUAGADOUGOU,B.F .
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