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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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Charles Bello <mrmchbello7@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrcharlesbello@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:37:10 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL



>From Mr.Charles BelloInternal Auditing & Accounting
Department Commerce Bank Plc
République Togolaise.B.P,359.Lome Togo Attn: Pls ,

I am Mr.Charles Bello, I work with COMMERCE BANK PLC LOME TOGO, currently I am in charge of Auditing & Accounting Department of my bank.

In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of US$9,500,000.00 (Nine million five hundred thousand United States Dollars) In an account that belongs to a foreign national,an oil consultant with Shell Petroleum company, who died in a car accident with his wife and only daughter on 26th December 1997.

Since we got information about his death,we have been expecting his next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money as bank cannot release it unless somebody officially applies for it as indicated in our banking guidelines,but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin died with him in the event of the crash leaving nobody behind for the claim of his (Fund) with our bank.

Upon Maturity of the deposit, the fund was confined to a dormant status where upon we made this discovery,and It is a standard practice that after the expiration of Ten years the funds will be declared as an "Unclaimed Asset Resource" and the account closed. My major reason contacting you is because I wish to use your information to transfer this fund to a foreign bank account in your country.

All arrangement for the transfer of this fund has been legitimately made under a smooth formation that will protect you and me from any breach of the law. I Hope you will understand and assist effectively, For the success of this transaction. Though this approach appears desperate but I assure you that everything will workout successfully.


As soon as you indicate your interest in this deal,I will need the following information below to commence the process.
YOUR FULL NAME//........

NATIONALITY//...............
TELEPHONE NUMBER//..........




Be rest assured that as far as I'm concerned this transaction is 100% risk free because I have already covered every loop holes and also set my machinery at work to avoid traces.

NOTE:Keep this very deal confidential,I hope to retire peacefully and leave a Honorable business life with my family afterwards.

Trusting to hear from you Asap for more explanations and possible means of transferring this fund
Yours faithfully, Mr.Charles Bello
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