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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "urgent assistance" (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: momodu ali <momoduali0070@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ali_momodu4@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 09:25:40 +0000
Subject: READ THIS AND GET BACK TO ME



FROM THE DESK OF MR.ALI MOMODUAUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER, BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.10/03/2007. Madam/ Mister, I received encouraging information about you and how trust worhty you are. I am delighted with such a useful information. First permit me to introduce myself as manager of Auditing and Accounting department of BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) Ouagadougou Burkina faso. I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that i am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($20.5)million to your account within 10 or 14 banking days.This money has been dormant for years in our Bank without claim.I want the bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer(the owner of the account)died along with his supposed next of kin in an air crash since July 2000.For more information about the crash you can visit this site:(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm) I don't want the money to go into our Bank treasurer as an abandoned fund.The above situation prompted my decision to solicit your co-operation to take delivery of this funds into your custody for my proposed investment as the next of kin to the deceased customer.(MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany) Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested. I will arrange all necessary procedures in ensuring a smooth process for the funds to get to you. I will appreciate you contact me once you receive this mail via my e-mail account indicating your capability and willingness to enable me to give you more details of my modus operandi of getting this money to you hitch free. This matter requires your urgent attention and confidentiality whatever yourdecision. note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to handle this business with me.
ThanksYours truly,ALI MOMODU (B.O.A)
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