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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:
  • "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: "robert nduoma" <robertnduoma@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: robert_nduoma@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:24:49 +0000
Subject: From Robert To/Naveed

>From Mr. Robert Nduoma.
Auditing & Accounting Department
of Ecobank PLC lome-Togo.

Dear Naveed,

I wish this my proposal will not come to you as a surprise.I am Mr. Robert
Nduoma,a Regional Director of Ecobank Lome-Togo(Economic community of West
African Bank) with regional Office here in Lome-Togo.We had a foreign
client,who used to work with Shell International Republic of Togo,he
deposited a huge amount of $4.5m(Four million five hundred thousand United
States Dollars),with our Bank.

Eventually this client,died on the 21st of April 2001,our client,his wife
and their children were involved in a car accident along Kara-Sokode
expressway while arriving from a Holiday to Lome,Togo.

A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the Bank. Now,
having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his
death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past three
years plus, I have removed the file to my private vault.

I seek your consent to present as the next of kin to the deceased, so that
the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. I now solicit for your
assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangement has
being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me
move the fund to his designated foreign bank account in his country.

This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal
documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm
your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details but do
not forget to keep top secret. you will be entitled to 25% of the total sum
as gratification,while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that
may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone/fax bills, and 70%
will be for me and my partner.

I look forward to hearing from you immediately you recieves this message.

Best Regards,

Mr.Robert Nduoma

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