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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "mustafah mohammed" <mustafah_mohammed1@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:27:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: I NEED TRUST


I NEED TRUST
THE CHIEF AUDITOR/INFORMATION MANAGER,
IN-CHARGE OF FOREIGN UNIT
BANK OF AFRICA BANK (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO
WEST AFRICA.
=20
TRANSFER OF (14.500.000.000).FOURTEEN-MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL=
LARS.

DEAR GOOD FRIEND,
I AM MR.MUSTAFAH MOHAMMED, THE CHIEF AUDITOR/INFORMATION MANAGER, IN-CH=
ARGE OF FOREIGN OF OUR BANK IN=20
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA. I GOT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION =
WHEN SEACHING FOR AN HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON, WHO WILL ASSIST ME=
TO ACHIEVE THIS TRANSFER FUND.
=20
L DISCOVERED THE SUM OF FOURTEEN-MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.=
BELONGING TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER MR.JOHN KOROVO.THE FUND HAS BEEN L=
YING IN A DORMANT ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE =
MONEY SINCE THE ACCOUNT OWNER LATE MR JOHN KOROVO FROM JORDAN DIED ALO=
NG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY DECEMBER 25TH 2003 BENIN PLANE CRASH.
(HERE IS THE AIR CRASHWEBSITE/HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/=
26/BENIN.CRASH/INDEX.HTML)
=20
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NE=
XT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT =
THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM A=
T THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.IT IS UPON THE DI=
SCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU SINCE THE =
BANKING LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UN=
CLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TR=
EASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.=20
=20
THE SATISTICS OF TRANSFERRING THIS FUND IS NEEDED A FOREIGNER AS NEXT O=
F KIN HENCE MR JOHN KOROVO IS FOREIGNER. THEREFORE, I PLEAD FOR YOUR AS=
SISTANCE TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND HAVE THE FUND TRASNFER TO YOUR=
ACCOUNT.

I HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY=
IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICES RENDERED, 50%=
WOULD BE FOR ME WHILE 10% WILL BE FOR EXPENCSES INCURED DURING THE CAU=
SE OF THE TRANSACTION.I AND MY FAMILY WILL LEAVE HERE IMMEDIATELY TO YO=
UR COUNTRY FOR AN INVESTMENT WITH MY SHARE AS SOON AS THE FUND TRANSFER=
TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

PLEASE I WANT YOU STRICTLY KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL AND SEC=
RET AS YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM BANK OFFICIAL.BE REST ASSURED THA=
T THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDE AND EVERY AR=
RANGEMENT TO TRANSFER THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN MADE THROUGH.=
=20

IF YOU ARE REALY SURE OF YOUR INTEGERITY, TRUSTWORTHY, AND CONFIDENTIAL=
ITY, REPLY URGENTLY AND TO PROVE THAT, INCLUDE YOUR PARTICULARS AS FOLL=
OWS.

PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS?..........
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN?.................................
YOU=92RE OCCUPATION?..................................
YOU=92RE OFFICIAL AGE?...................................
YOUR PASSPORT OR ID CARD NUMBER?..............


IN SINCERITY,

MR MUSTAFAH MOHAMMED.



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