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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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Bin r <bin_r.55@msn.com>
Reply-To: <raheembin2009@voila.fr>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 14:01:31 +0000
Subject: PLEASE MY DEAR I WANT YOU TO READ THIS MAIL CAREFULY AND MAIL ME
BACK




PLEASE MY DEAR I WANT YOU TO READ THIS MAIL CAREFULY AND MAIL ME BACK


>From The Desk Of Mr.Raheem Bin
African Development Bank
Burkina Faso (ADB)
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
Tel: 00 226 75061532

Dear Friend,

It will be a surprise for you to receive this mail. Welcome this
letter in the name of God, I am Mr.Raheem Bin, the director of the account & auditing dept, at the
African Development Bank (ADB) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso West Africa. With duerespect, I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be
beneficial to both of us. At the bank's last account/auditing evaluations,I came across an old account which was being maintained by a foreign client who we learnt died on a sudden motor accident along Togo road on his way back to
Burkina Faso with his entire family his wife and his only child on 6th Nov.2003.

Since the deceased was unable to run this account since his death. The account has remained dormant without the knowledge of his family since it was put in a safe deposit account in the bank for future investment by the client. Since his demise, nobody, not even the members of his family have applied for claims over this fund and it has been in the safe deposit account until I discovered that. it cannot be claimed since our client is a foreign national and we are sure
that he has no next of kin here to file claims over the money.

As the director of the dept, this discovery was brought to my office so as to decide what is to be done. With the few personnel in my dept, I decided to seek ways through
which to transfer this money out of the bank and out of the country too. The total amount in the accounts is ten million five hundred thousand dollars (USD 10,500,000.00). with our positions as a staff of the bank,

I amhandicapped because I cannot operate foreign accounts and cannot lay bonafide claim over this money. while contemplating on what to do, I came across youremail contact in the internet directory and I decided to ask you for help to
transfer this money out of the country to your account in your country, the client is a foreign national and you will only be asked to act as his next of kin or business partner. I will supply you with all necessary information and bank data to assist you in being able to transfer this money to any bank of your choice where this money could be transferred to.

I have decided to give away forty %( 40%) to you for your assistance and ten(10%) for any expenses that might arise during the transaction of this transfer. I want to assure you that this transaction is absolutely 100% guarantee since I work in this bank which is why you should be confident in the success of this transaction because you will be updated with information as at when desired.

I will please wish you keep this transaction secret as I am hoping to retire with my share of this money at the end of transaction which will be when this money is safely in your account. I will then come over to your country for
sharing of the money according to the previous agreed percentage. You might even have to advise us on possibilities of investment in your country or elsewhere of our choice. May god help you to help me to a restive retirement, Amen.

Please for further information and enquiries feel free to contact me through my email address or call me on this number 00 226 75061532 For oral discussion. Do
not hesitate to furnish me with your private telephone line for easy and effective communication.
I am waiting for your urgent response please!!!
Thanks and remain blessed.
Bellow is my resident contact address and my telephone line
Siege social: 01bp 452001 -Ouagadougou 01
Tel: 00 226 75061532
e_mail: raheembin2009@voila.fr
Mr.Raheem Bin

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