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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:
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they 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.
  • azizomaru5050@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: aziz omaru19 <aziz_omaru19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <azizomaru5050@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:51:17 +0000
Subject: Urgent.



DEAR,I AM MR AZIZ OMARU FROM THE WESTERN PART OF BURKINA-FASO.I WANT TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE AFTER MY DISCOVERY DURING AUDITING IN MY BANK AS I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA,(B.O.A.) IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF (USD$15.5)MILLION US DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN PLANE CRASHES IN 2001.SINCE HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING AND FINANCIAL POLICIES BUT UNFORTUNATELY ALL THE EFFORTS PROVED ABORTIVE.IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED AS THE HEAD OF MY DEPARTMENT TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILLS.DO NOT VIEW THIS AS BEEN ILLEGAL BUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HELP ENRICH OUR HOPE IN LIFE INSTEAD OF THE BANK CONVERTING THIS MUCH MONEY TO THE SECURITY FUNDS.YOU SHOULD NOT NURSE ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE IS WHAT WILL CROWN THIS EFFORT.WE WILL CONCLUDE THIS OPERATION WITHIN 14 BANKING WORKING DAYS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF COPERATION YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE.THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO ENABLE ME TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION INCLUDING A TEXT OF AN APPLICATION FORM WHICH YOU SHALL RE-TYPE AND SEND TO THE BANK FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE REPLY WITH THOSE INFORMATIONS BELOW SO AS TO KNOW YOU VERY WELL BEFORE I CAN GO AHEAD WITH YOU.PLEASE CONTACT ME FROM MY PRIVATE:EMAIL ADDRESS(azizomaru5050@myway.com)YOUR ID CARD OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT...............YOUR AGE............................................................YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.......................................YOUR OCCUPATION.................................................YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER...................................THANKSYOURS SINCERELY,MR AZIZ OMARU.
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