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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "million us 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 James Crosby" <jamescrosby101@excite.com>
Reply-To: jamescrosby149@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:22:00 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Respond Urgently.


Dearest Friend,Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I beleive you are a reputable and responsible trustworthy person I can do business with, as a matter of trust, I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.My name is Dr. James Crosby, Group Finance Director, Lloyds TSB Group plc London. I am writing in respect of a German British citizen customer of my bank Mr. Andreas Schranner who died together with his wife and children in a Plane crash on Monday 31st july 2000 while they were flying to New York on vacation. Please seehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm The late Mr. Andreas Schranner left in our bank the sum of Twenty million United States Dollars ($20 million US dollars) and nobody will ever come for this money because he died with his entire family. I am the only person that is aware of this deposit since Mr. Andreas Schranner did not give to my bank any next of kin to inherit
his money. Now, I want to use my position in the bank to transfer this money to your country for investment.If you can provide me with an account where I can transfer this Twenty million United States Dollars($20 million US dollars). I will give you 30% of this entire fund while the remaining 60% shall be for me, extra 10% will be for transfer charges. If this proposition interest you and you really want to assist me, kindly forward the following information to me: Your name, telephone number(s) and residential address. Please understand that these requested information will enable me gain trust and confidence in you as i will need to prepare all documents in your favour to make you the new beneficiary to the fund.I am hoping to get a favourable response from you.Dr. James Crosby.

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