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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)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "mr rzak abu" <mr_razakabu@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 05:13:55 +0100 (CET)
Subject: IAM AWAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY PLEASE.


FROM THE DESK OF MR RAZAK ABU.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA,(B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO,
WEST AFRICA.

DEAR FRIEND,=20

I AM MR RAZAK ABU,THE AUDITTING MANAGER OF BANK OF AFRICA BURKINA
FASO.DURING MY INVESTIGATION AND AUDITTING IN THIS BANK,I CAME ACROSS
A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON WHO DIED ON
JULY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT=

WITH THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM, EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATIONS.T=
HE
SAID
AMOUNT IS ($10MILLION )USD.FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRASH YOU
CAN VISIT THIS
SITE:(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)

THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU SO THAT THE BANK CAN RELEASE THE MONEY
TO YOU AS THE NIXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.(MR. ANDREAS
SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH GERMANY)

MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIMS OVER THIS FUND AS THE=

BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED,GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND
TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE..THE
TRANSFER OF THIS FUND WILL REQUIRE A SECOND PARTY WHO WILL FORWARD
CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUN=
T
WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED AFTER PAYMENT APPROVAL IS GRANTED.TH=
E
REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED
BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT
STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

MOREOVER,I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
RISK FREE.YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
GRATIFICATION,UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY I WILL GIVE YOU FULL DETAILS
ON HOW THIS BUSINESS WILL BE EXECUTED.
CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE INTRESTED AND CAPABLE TO HANDLE THE
TRANSACTION.

AWAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
THANKS,
YOURS TRULY,
MR RAZAK ABU .


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