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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:
  • "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: "dorris dorris" <doris4real5050@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:03:52 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS.

Greetings,


Compliments of the season, how are you and the family
, hope they are all well, well as for mine we are very
much fine, My name is MS.DORRIS WILLIAM I live here in London
I work with Citibank, I am 32 years old ..
I write this letter with great pleasure, I discovered
a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Kuwait
solid Minerals Corporation. Mr Lawrence Marshall who
banks with this bank. Made a twelve months deposit
valued six Millions, that I will disclose as time goes
on.
According to the company record, upon maturity he was
sent a routine notification to his forwarded address
but got no reply after a month , they sent a reminder
and finally they discovered from his contract
employers, the Kuwait solid minerals corporations that
Mr Lawrence died a year ago , when I went on further
investigation I found out that he died with out
declaring a next of kin even in his deposit
documents, and all attempt s to trace his Kin was
fruitless.
This money will revert to the ownership of the Bank if
no one applies to claim the fund .Consequently my
proposal is that you stand as a foreigner and make
claims as the next of kin to Mr Lawrence so that the
fruits of this old mans labor will not get into the
hands of some corrupt top officials here, This is
simple, I will like to first of all get an attorney
for drafting and notarization of the will and help you
obtain the necessary documents to back up your claims
in your favor as the true beneficiary.
To achieve this succesfully we will like you to send
me your confidential telephone number for easy
communication, and please observe utmost
confidentiality, and be rest assured this is 100% risk
free. And also your area of specialization is not a
hindrance to the successful execution, I have reposed
my confidence in you and hope that you will not
disappoint me, Kindly Notify me by email for further
details upon your acceptance of this proposal.
RESPOND THROUGH MY Alternative email address:
dorris4meonly@walla.com

MS.DORRIS WILLIAM.

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