419 scam: "Mr.Ngolo Michel Konate" <mr.ngolomichel57@sify.com> NEEDED YOUR PARTNERSHIP. COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYMENT

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Ngolo Michel Konate" <mr.ngolomichel57@sify.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:05:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: NEEDED YOUR PARTNERSHIP.

Dear Friend,

I am a (Banker) Secretary-General At The Foreign Remittance Department Of BANQUE COMMERCIALE DU BURKINA (B.C.B), Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso. During My Secretarial/Auditing Services in the Bank, I Discovered A Deceased Dormant Account Figure Sum Of SEVEN MILLIONS, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($7.200,000.00M)Only Belonging To A Late Foreigner Who Died In Plane Crash Event Of 2000.Upon The Receipt Of This Finding/Discovering, I Find Out That The Account Owner ( Late Mr. Kurt Kahle) died among those involved in the 2000 Plane Crash Event as the website record reads as follow: (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm)

Now, I kindly needed your Foreign partnershipassistance/coperation for re-transferring the fund $7.2M only into your account for your country as the next of kin to the fund. I have all the proofing/evidence for qualifying you to our bank as the genuine claim of the fund ($7.2m) order of remittance into your bank account successfully.

For more details, I wait for your urgent reply.
M.N'golo Michel Konate.
Fin.Secretary-Gen.-BCB-Bank
website:http://www.bcb.bf/bcb_org.htm

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