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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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Raymond Ricky" <ray_consults01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:26:19 +0430
Subject: Dear freind

Very Confidential letter;
DR RAYMOND
16 QUEENS DRIVE
MARCOURY RAMBLAI
REP BENIN
Very Confidential letter;
FROM; MARIA SURIYA

Dear Friend,
Kindly respond to this mail which has been bordering
my heart, Iam DR RAYMOND I worked with the
Trade Bank of iraq najaf office iraq as an
Auditor.During this tense period of
war in the city of iraq and
In the discharge of my duty, I and my colleague
stumbled on this
domiciliary account
that has remained dormant for three years now with
Eight million One hundred
Thousand United States dollars (US$8.1M),and on the
course of our
investigation We discovered that this was an interest
from an over-invoiced
payment of a contract done by a British nationals
David Moore who was a
contactor an engineer. He has since received full
payment and the interest
was floating in his account. We discovered that he
was bombed
down in baghdad , I used my position with the
assistance of a friend who
works in the telex/instrument office to divert the
funds through swift
to trade bank reserve accounr to be paid to the
beneficiary relation,
I am writing you now so that we can work together to
remit the money by
you coming forward to stand as the next of kin to the
contractor so that the
money can be remitted into your account for the
benefit of you and me.
Understand that this money has been floating for past
three years and the
real owner fully paid without any knowledge of the
interest.
I guarantee this transaction under legitimate
arrangement that will
not breach the law by both parties; it is a simple
process, which will take a
short while to process as I have all the relevant
documents to back our
claim successfully.
At your reply, include your private telephone and fax
number as well as
your most confidential email address for subsequent
correspondence.I shall
send you my photo on hearing from you.
Best Regards,
DR RAYMOND RICKY

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