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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "AKAIN ALI" <akain_a@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:14:52 +0100 (CET)
Subject: {Spam?} PLEASE REPLY ME


FROM THE DESK OF MR AKAIN ALI
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.
=20
DEAR FRIEND
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENT IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VI=
RTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. HOWEVE=
R AFTER SERIES OF PETITION WAS RECEIVED BY THIS PRESENT REGIME FROM FOR=
EIGN CONTRACTORS AND INABILITY OF THE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA TO FULFIL THE=
IR OBLIGATION FOR THE PAYMENT TO ITS FOREIGN CREDITORS, IN CONJUNCTION =
WITH THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, THEY MANDATED US TO CARRY OUT A CAREFUL =
AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL OVERDUE PAYMENTS TO FOREGN CONTRACTORS =
AND TO EFFECT PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY.

DURING THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROCESS, WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF U=
S10.5M(MILLION US DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FORE=
IGN CUSTOMERWHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRED FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH I W=
ANT YOU TO VISIT THE WEB SITE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html=20

SINCE WE GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEING EXPECTING H=
IS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEA=
SE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE =
DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNAT=
ELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGS=
IDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DE=
PARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE =
THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAF=
ETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DO=
NT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIM BILL.
I AGREE THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGNER PARTNER, IN=
RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, AND 50% WOULD BE FOR ME=
, THEN 10% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES INCURE DURING THE TRANSACTION. THERE AF=
TER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENT=
AGE INDICATED.THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND =
TO YOU AS ARRANGE, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NEXT=
OF KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NU=
MBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMM=
UNITCATION AND LOCATION WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.=20

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY EMAIL THE TEXT OF=
THE APPLICATION TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING=
TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH/ FREE RISK AND THIS TRAN=
SACTION WILL ONLY TAKE US 14BANKING DAYS BECAUSE AS A BANKER. I KNOW W=
HAT TO DO AND MOVE THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY DELAY AND THA=
T YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQIRED ARRANGEMENT HAVE =
BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER SO THAT I WILL=
SEND YOU THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION FORM TO APPLY TO THE BANK AND THE=
DATA INFORMATION OF THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.
=20
PLEASEI WANT YOU TO CALL ME 00226 78_87_29_81
DO NOT FAIL TO REPLY ME WITH MY PRIVATE EMAIL
MR AKAIN ALI
Bill & Exchange Manager,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)


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