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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:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Ken Morgan <ken2morgan@mandrivaclub.pl>
Reply-To: Ken Morgan <ken2morgan@iglide.net>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 23:02:48 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: FROM Mr. Ken Morgan


FROM Mr. Ken Morgan
 
    Dearest,
 
    I am Mr. Ken Morgan , The Assistant manager, Bills and Exchange at
    the Foreign Remittance Department of one of the leading banks in
    West Africa.Which will be disclosed to you on your acceptance to
    assist me.Meanwhile I got your email address through the internet
    while I was searching for someone to assist me in this
    transaction.However I am writing these letter to ask for your
    support and cooperation to carry out this transaction opportunity
    in my department.We discovered an abandoned sum of $1 2,500
    ,000.00 (Twelve million five hundred thousand United States
    Dollars only) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
    customers who died along with his entire family of a wife and a
    daughter in October 31,1999. On a plane crash of October
    31,1999[With Egyptian airline 990]with other passengers.Please
    confirm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm
    Late Mr.William Barnes worked with Oil Services & Petrochemical
    Exchange (OPE) Limited,West Africa a Petroleum Company in
    collaboration with Chevron Canada.
 
    Since we heard of his death, we have been expecting his next of
    kin to apply and put claims for his money as the heir, because we
    cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies
    for claim as the next of kin to the deceased as indicated in our
    banking guidelines.Unfortunately, neither their family member nor
    distant relative has ever appeared to claim the said fund.
    Upon this discovery, I and other officials in my department have
    agreed to make business with you and release the total amount into
    your account as the heir of the fund since no one came for it or
    discovered the maintained account with our bank, otherwise the
    fund will be returned to the banks treasury as unclaimed fund. We
    have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as stated thus;30%
    for you as foreign partner,70% for us the officials in my
    department.
 
    MY REASON FOR DOING THIS TRANSACTION:
 
    Then upon the successful completion of this transfer,I and one of
    my colleagues will come to your country and mind our share. It is
    from our 70% we intend to establish charity organization in our
    country as a way to help the handicapped and less privileged. To
    commence this transaction, we require you to immediately
    indicate your interest by providing the below informations
 
    1.Your full name
    2.Your personal telephone/fax number
    3.Your country of origin and residence
    4.Your age and
    5.Your Profession
 
    to enable us send you a claim application form which you have to
    fill and send to the bank as the next of kin for necessary
    approvals before the transfer can be made.
 
    ASSURANCE:
    Personally I have every documents that will enable us put the claim
    forward and inherit the fund nevertheless this transaction is
    legal.Moreso my bank will effect the payment to any one who will
    apply for the claim to the depositor as long as the person has the
    required documents and information regarding this fund.I have all
    the required information and documents in my possession which I
    will send to you when required by the bank.Please I would
    appreciate if you will keep it away from the knowledge of the bank
    that I am providing you with the required information.
 
    NOTE:
    This transaction must be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
    because of its nature.
    I look forward to receiving your prompt response to
    enable us proceed.
    Please reply me through my private email ken21morgan@aol.fr
    Yours sincerely,
   
    Mr. Ken Morgan.
     Please reply me through my private email ken21morgan@aol.fr
  

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