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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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: johnson hasan <johnson_hasan17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <johson22_h@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 19:31:56 +0000
Subject: Anxiously waiting for your prompt response.



FROM. MR.JOHNSON HASAN.ACCOUNTING OFFICER IN FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.BANK OF AFRICAN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO. All the pleasure is my to write this message to you in order to request your invaluable partnership for the realization of a very important transaction.This is my profile.I am Mr Johnson Hasan, from Burkina Faao here in west africa, I am married with children 1 boys and 2 girls and my Wife name is Mrs zenabou Hasan, currently I am working with bank of Africa here in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.Profession; - AccountantWorking position; - manager in charge of auditing and accounting.Marital status; - married with 3 kidsAge;-45. Resident address; - 542 Avenue Yenenga01 BP Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.Which must be treated in greatest discretion inconsequently without you to astonish by the choice which I carry on your person by seizing this opportunity to contact of you for this transaction. I ask you from the start to excuses me for all the inconveniences which my mail may caused you. But same if we do not know each other personally and we have never meet before. I believe firmly that a true confidence can be born from our communication and thus support a true partnership between you and me. I am officer in-charge of accounting in foreign remittance department here in bank of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina Faso; I have been working in this banking institution for the pass 14 years. It was during my investigation in the bank I discover that the deceased customer Deposited the sum of $15,000,000 dollar ( FIFTEEN MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS) and I notice in the file that during the deposition of this money with the Bank he did not indicate is true next of kin to the board of directors in is Paper work with the bank of Africa here in Burkina Faso west Africa. After all intensive routing Investigation I find out that no body has ever come to put claim over the released of this money, it is upon this I am now seizing the privilege and opportunity to contact you as to apply to the bank as a business associate to the deceased customer Mr. Martin J. Hillenbrand.As a foreign partner which this money will be transfer into your account, you Are entitle to 40% of the total money why 55% will be for me as the moderator of this transaction and 5% is been mapped out for measeallanouse expenditure that may be incur during the course of this transaction. PROFILES OF THE DECEASED CUSTOMER Mr. Martin J. Hillenbrand.The late customer Martin J. Hillenbrand he death on Friday July 5, 2003 at Commemorative Centre of Cancer of a Crisis Cardiac here in OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.Appointee: Foreign Service officer.Title: ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.Appointment: May 1, 1972 and Presentation of Credentials: Jun 27, 1972 Termination of Mission: Left post, Oct 18, 1976. The Late Ambassador becomes Businessestacom in his Country and here in Ouagadougou BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA. I will urge you to go through this proposal properly and let me know if you are willing to accord me this assistance for us to achieved this golden o pportunity for the betterment of our life, I also want to let you know that t his transaction is 100% risk free there is nothing for you to be afraid off, all loopholes have been properly taking care before contacting you. Once again i went to know more about you by furnish me with your personal profile1. how many years are you now?, 2. Do you have an account that can carry up this fund? 3. Do you have a company of yours or are you working for government or private sector? 4. Are you married? 5. Your phone and fax number for communication? 6. Your save contact address?Anxiously waiting for your prompt response. Yours faithfully,Mr Johnson Hasan.
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