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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "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.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • k.attorneys@mailbox.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kruger Attorneys" <k.atto@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:10:57 +0200
Subject: From Kruger Attorneys

KRUGER ATTORNEYS
Attorneys, Notaries & Conveyancers
Blk 49 Gandi Square. Johannesburg
2198, South Africa
Tel/Fax:+ 27-865-115020
email: k.attorneys@mailbox.co.za

URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Friend
Compliment of the season

I am Bishop Kruger (Esq) a Solicitor & Financial Attorney/Consultant in
Johannesburg, South Africa. I was the personal attorney to late Mr. Donald
Hanson, a national of your country who was a top Frank Howard Allen Realtors
and also an avid community volunteer and a world traveler. Here in after
shall be referred to as my client. On the 31st January, 2001, my client, his
wife and two kids were involved in a car accident along Pretoria free way.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to embassys around to locate any of
my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.And I have
sent letter to the address of my client but never recieved a response.After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over
the Internet to locate any member of his family hence It wasn’t successful
and I have contacted you having in mind that you might not know him, but
with your personality and position as his fellow countryman we can achieve
this aim.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank and
country where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the commercial
bank where the deceased had an account valued at about Twelve Million Eight
Hundred Thousand United states Dollars US$12.8M whom have severally issued
me a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the account confiscated to
the Government funds.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the deceased
since he is a national of your country, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at (US$12.8M)can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money. I wish to point out that after the claims, I would want 20% of this
money to be shared among charity organizations, while the remaining 80% is
shared equally between us.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us in seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Thanking you
in anticipation for your urgent response.

Best Regards
Bishop Kruger (Esq)

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