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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)
  • "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)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • adress.yacubu_adams2005@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: yacubu adams <yacubu_adams139@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <yacubu_adams2005@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:31:48 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPOND AND ALSO KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL IN YOU



AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.BANK WEBSITE:www.bkofafrica.net Dear Friend, URGENT AND CONFIDENTIALI am Mr yacubu adams the personal accountant department officer to the great late diseased who has an account in one of the top banks here in west Africa. BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) here in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of US$10m dollars (Ten million us dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer (MR. RICHARD BURSON from Florida, U.S.A) who died along with his entire family on Nov 1st 1999in a plane crash.For more informations about the crash you can visit this site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/502503.stmSince we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we can not release it unless some body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidlings 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 is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you,so that the money can be release to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody will come for it and we don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed dormant fund.The banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after eight years the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed dormant 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 like me can not stand as next of kin to a foreigner.I agreed 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 immediate transfer of this fund to you arranged,you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin to the deceased customer with a text of application that i will send to you,but before i send to you the text of application form,I will like you to send me the following informations1.NAME IN FULL:................................2.ADDRESS:.......................................3.NATIONALITY:...................................4.AGE:.............................................5.Sex..............................................6.OCCUPATION:......................................7.MARITAL STATUS:..................................8.PRIAVTE PHONE NO............................................9.PRIVATE FAX NO:.............................................so i will like you to send to me those informations for easy and effective communication.Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application form.I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter,if only you are interested and ready to help me after the money have be transfered into your bank account i will come over to your country for the final share of the money ok.Till i hear from you and also please keep it confidential in you ok.Noete/ for security purpose reply me through my private email adress.yacubu_adams2005@yahoo.fr Trusting to hear from you immediately.Yours Faithfully,Mr yacubu adamsMANAGER AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENTBANK OF AFRICA.
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