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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:18:34 +0100
Subject: Reply me immediately



From. Mr. Kalam=C2=A0 Amadu

Attention please,
=C2=A0
I am Mr. Kalam=C2=A0 Amadu =C2=A0the bank manager of BANK OF AFRICA=C2=A0=
(BOA) BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA BRANCH.
I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that you will keep=
this as top secret.=20
don't be scared or surprised, i am the manager of BANK OF AFRICA=C2=A0 an=
d i have an opportunity to transfer sum of US$10.5MILLION (TEN MILLION FI=
VE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) I have the courage to look for a reliabl=
e and Honest Person who will be capable for this important business Trans=
action, believing that you will never let me down either now or in Future=
. The owner of this account is JOSEPH F. GRILLO, foreigner and he is the =
Manager of petrol chemical service, a chemical engineer by Proffession.


=C2=A0
He died in world trade center as a victim of the September 11,2001 Incide=
nt that befall the=20
United State of America, the bank has made series of efforts to contact a=
ny of the relatives to claim this money but without success, you can conf=
irm through this website:=20
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=3D=
1260

=C2=A0And my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not=
know anything about this account.I want to transfer this money into a sa=
fe foreign account abroad but I Don't know any foreigner,I know that this=
message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before=
, but be sure that it is real And A Genuine business.Hope that you will n=
ever let me down in this transaction, at the conclusion of this business,=
you will be giving 30% of the total amount, 70% will be for me. I look f=
orward to your earliest reply by email for more details Thanks.

Best Regards,=C2=A0
Mr. Kalam=C2=A0 Amadu

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