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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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "phillip" <phillipkapi2@centrum.sk>
Date:
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend =20

How are you? I hope all is well? This letter might come to you as a=
surprise as we have not met before,but I believe that you would be com=
pelled to handle this deal,=20

My name is Mr Phillip Amani Kapi. The director of internal cont=
rol unit and branch manager of my bank here in Abidjan-Cote d=92Ivoire =
(Ivory Coast), West Africa. I knows that a transaction of this magnitud=
e will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you tha=
t all will be well at the end of the day. I am contacting you for a pri=
vate deal here in my branch office that involves the transfer of a huge=
sum of money from a deceased customer=92s account.=20

On June 1st 2002, a foreign customer and a business mogul based he=
re in Cote d'Ivoire, who specialised in export trade such as Diamond, G=
old, Cocoa and Coffee products in large quantities from Cote d'Ivoire t=
o the western world market, made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for tw=
elve Calendar months, valued at 5,267,500,000.00 FCFA and the equivalen=
t in United States dollars is USD$10,750,000.00 in my branch. He was ki=
lled with his entire family as a result of the bomb shelling by the Reb=
els during the civil war in the Northern part of my country BOUAKE.

Now we cannot release the fund from his account unless someone app=
lies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our b=
anking guide lines. Hence, I now seek your permission to have you stand=
as a next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be careful=
ly worked out by us for the funds to be released in your favour as the=
beneficiary's/ next of kin. It may interest you to note that I have se=
cured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased b=
eneficiaries/next kin. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in ac=
ceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the fol=
lowing information.

1) I will like you to provide your personal profile data immediately an=
d address, telephone/fax number, so that the accredited attorney with o=
ur bank will prepare the necessary documents in your favour as the lega=
l appointed beneficiary/next of kin for the fund transfer.

2) A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide, will the=
n facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next =
of kin. The money will be wired into your account for us to share in t=
he ration of 70% for me and 30% for you. There is no risk at all as all=
the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my=
position as the director internal control unit and branch manager guar=
antees the successful execution of this transaction.=20

Also I have found out on further investigation that he did not leave a =
WILL nor declare any next of kin in all his official documents, includi=
ng his bank deposit paperwork and all attempts to trace his next of kin=
were fruitless. This sum of USD$10,750,000.00 is still sitting here in=
the bank. According to Cote d=92Ivoire fiscal Law, at the expiration o=
f 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Cote d=92=
Ivoire Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. In summary, I w=
ill like you as a foreigner to stand in immediately as the next of kin =
for the fund to be processed and release to you as the legal beneficiar=
y/next of kin. If you are interested, please reply immediately .Upon yo=
ur response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant do=
cuments that will help you understand.

Thanks.=20
Mr. Phillip Amani Kapi=20

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