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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)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "yaroman mashudu" <yaroman_mashudu0033@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 03:21:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM THE OFFICE OF MR. YAROMAN MASHUDU


FROM THE OFFICE OF=20
Mr. YAROMAN MASHUDU
OUAGADOUGOU/BURKINA FASO.
WEST AFRICA

DEAR FRIEND Asala mma leku

I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE. I AM THE BILL
AND EXCHANGE MANAGER IN BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A), OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA
FASO. I HOPED THAT YOU WILL NOT EXPOSE OR BETRAY THIS TRUST AND CONFID=
ENT
THAT I AM ABOUT TO REPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF OUR
FAMILIES.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF (USD$15)
MILLION TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 10 TO 14 BANKING DAYS. THIS MONEY HAS B=
EEN
DORMANT FOR YEARS IN OUR BANK WITHOUT CLAIM. I WANT THE BANK TO RELEAS=
E
THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER (THE
OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT) DIED ALONG WITH HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN IN AN A=
IR
CRASH SINCE JULY, 2000.=20

I DON'T WANT THE MONEY TO GO INTO OUR BANK TREASURER ACCOUNT AS AN
ABANDONED FUND. SO THIS IS THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU SO THAT THE =
BANK
CAN RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED
CUSTOMER. PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS PROPOSAL AS A TOP SECRE=
T AND
DELETE IT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.
=20
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL GIVE YOU FULL DETAILS ON HOW THE
BUSINESS WILL BE EXECUTED AND ALSO NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE (35%) OF TH=
E
ABOVE MENTIONED SUM IF YOU AGREE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS WITH ME? AND =
10%
WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT WARRANT ON THE PROCESS BEFORE
THE FUND GET INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SUCH AS TELEPHONE CALLS BILLS (ETC=
)
=20
CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVET EMAIL ADDRESS (yaroman_mashudu1970@live.=
fr)
BEST REGARD.
Mr. YAROMAN MASHUDU=20



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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam