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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)
  • "million 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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: jean kabore <jeanke.39@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mr_jeankabore@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 19:11:08 +0000
Subject: READ AND GET BACK TO ME.





Dear Friend,


My name is Mr.Jean Kabore,I work with Bank here in Ouagadougou Burkina faso i need trust and reliable person, understand my reason of contacting you today through this email.I hope that you will not expose not this transaction or betray this trust and confident that iam about to expose to you for the mutual benefit of our both families.


I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of($14.5million dollars)to your account within 9 banking days.This money has been dormant for years in our Bank without claim.I want the bank to release 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 air crash since January 31 2000.I don't want the money to go into our Bank treasurer as an abandonedfund.Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested.



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 40% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to handle this business with me.
Thanks
Yours truly,
Mr.Jean Kabore

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