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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: richard konan <r.k6000@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <r_konan@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 15:53:12 +0200
Subject: Dear Piet.



Dear Piet. My name is Richard konan a Banker and accountant withPRIME BANK Abidjan.I am the personal accounts managerto Engr Lake Piet a National of your country, whoused to work with an oil servicing company here inCote Ivoire. My client, his wife, and their three children wereinvolved in the ill fated Kenya Airways crash in thecoasts of Abidjan in January 2000 in which allpassengers on board died. Since then I have madeseveral inquiries to your embassy to locate any of myclients extended relatives but thas been unsuccessful.After several unsuccessful attempts, Idecided to trace his last name over the internet,tosee if I could locate any member of his family hence Icontacted you.Of particular interest is this huge deposit with ourbank here in,where the deceased has an account valuedat about ($16 million US dollars).They have issued mea notice to pro vide the next of kin or the bank willdeclare the account unservisable and thereby send thefunds to the bank treasury.Since I have beenunsuccessful in locating the relatives for over last7years now, I will seek your consent to present you asthe next of kin of the deceased since you have thesame last names, so that the proceeds of this accountvalued at ($16million US dollars) can be paid to youand then you and I can share the money. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable ussee this deal through.I guarantee that this will beexecuted under all legitimate arrangement that willprotect you from any breach of the law. In yourreply mail, I want you to give me your full names, address,date of birth, telephone and fax numbers.If you canhandle this with me, reach me now for more details. Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation.Sincerely,Richard konan
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