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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)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • mark_nelson002@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mar nelson <mar_nelson35@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:36:28 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR MARK NELSON





FROM THE DESK OF MR MARK NELSON FOREIGN REMITTANCE AND EXCHANGE.BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.WEST AFRICA. DEAR FRIEND, I AM MR MARK NELSON THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDDITING SECTION IN BANK OF AFRICA (BOA). BURKINA- FASO,WEST AFRICA. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVER AN ABANDONED SUM OF USD$10.5M DOLLARS (TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLAR).IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER MR SHEU YUAN DONG GOVERNOR OF TAIWAN CENTRAL (RESERVER) BANK. WHO DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH THE YEAR OF FEBRUARY 16 1998 THAT ALMOST TOOK THE WHOLE LIFE OF THE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. PLEASE VIEW THIS WEBSITE: website:http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/ SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,THE BANK HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE THE BANK CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATING IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION THAT KNOWNS ABOUT THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.IT IS THEREFORE UNPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER STAFF IN MY DEPARTMENT NOW DECEIED TO MAKE THIS BUSINNES PROPOSAL TO YOU AND FOR THE MONEY BE RELEASE TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED, SINCE NOBODY WILL EVER COME FOR IT. WE DO NOT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE TREASURY OF THE BANK AS UNCLAIMED BILL OR FUND.THE BANK LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER TEN YEARS,THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS TRANSACTION IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. lN SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT OF THE MONEY,WE AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU INRESPECT OF THE PROVISION YOU MADE BY STANDING IN THE CLAIM AS NEXT OF KIN,10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURE DURING THE TRASACTION ON TAXES THAT WILL ARISE AND 60%WOULD BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES. AS SOON AS THE MONEY HIT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED ABOVE TO MAKE THE CLAIM, YOU WILL FIRST OF ALL APPLY TO THE BANK BY SENDING A TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH I WILL SEND TO YOU FOR YOU TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK.IN THE APPLICATION YOU WILL INDICATE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I WILL SEND TO YOU BY EMAIL THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK.I WILL NOT FAILTO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE AND YOU DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE TRANSFER. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER. OR YOU CAN REPLY ME THOURGH THIS E MAIL mark_nelson002@yahoo.fr TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY. THANKSYOURS FAITHFULLY MR MARK NELSON
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