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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Richard Bucknor <richdesm20@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: richdesm@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:11:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: (A letter from Richard Bucknor) READ CAREFULLY.


First Commercial Bank
29 Wilson Street
London.
EC2M 2SJ Dear Friend,

I am Mr Richard Bucknor, the Head of Audit Department,
First Commercial Bank, London, UK.I have an urgent and confidential business
proposition for you. On January 1998, a Crude Oil
Contractor with the Kuwait National Petroleum
Corporation, Engr. Ahmed Youseff Mustafa, made a numbered time ( fixed)
deposit for value,
GBP 33,500,000.00 (THIRTY THREE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUNDS) in our branch.
On maturity, we sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.
we also sent a reminder and finally, his contract
employers, the Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation,
wrote to inform us that Engr. A Y Mustafa died on plane crash in 1999
and he died without making a WILL.
all attempts to trace his next of kin through the kuwait embassy were fruitless.
further investigations and I discovered that Mr. Mustafa
had actively opposed the Government of his country
kuwait, and was driven into exile.
My proposal therefore is that, I am looking for a
foreigner who will stand in as the next of kin to
Mr. Mustafa. I have worked out the modalities to achieve my aim of
appointing a next of kin, and therefore also by this
means we can transfer this fund totalling GBP 33.5M abroad
for us to share.
The paperwork will include proper
certification that the funds being transferred are
from non criminal sources. this will be a
proper and legal money transfer and there is no risk!.
Once you indicate your interest I will initiate the
processing of the transfer to your bank account for us to share in the ratio of
60% for me, 30% for you and 10% for any expenses to be inccured on cause of the transfer.
Looking forward to your urgent reply.
Yours truly
Mr. Richard Bucknor


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