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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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Odjo Dimah" <odjodimah6@gala.net>
Reply-To: drodjodimah@live.fr
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:05:38 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend,


*Dear Friend,*

* *

*I know you might be skeptical receiving this email (as we have not known
each other). There is however no reason to be apprehensive as all I request
is for your co-operation to have the sum of US$15,500,000.00 transfered out
of my bank (Bank Of Africa, Benin-Republic ).*



*In the majority of cases,with reference to my Bank Of Africa the money
normally runs into several millions of Dollars Until (Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong),
Governor of Taiwan's Central Bank, his wife and only daughter with other
four other finance officials returning from a conference in Bali Died in a
plane crash in Taiwan, I was his foreign currency denoted Bank Account
Manager with constant balance in excess of eight digits. Ever since his
death and up till this time of writing, no next of kin or relation of his
has come forward to claim his money with us,since they lost their only
daughter who was supposed to inherit this liquid assets. *


*Please View this website: *
*http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/*<http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/>
* *




*The purpose of my writing to you exclusively is that I want to pull out
this unclaimed money amounting to US$15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with your Co-operation and
Assistance by just doing the following :- *
**
*1. Act as the Next of Kin, Business Partner, or Relation of late Mr. Sheu
Yuan-dong.
2. Provide your Bank Account and Location where you want the money to be
Remitted.*



*Everything regarding the transaction is already perfected, so (if you are
interested) you should please email me with the following information:*

* *

*1. Full Names*

* *

*2. Address (physical)*

* *

*3. Telephone numbers and fax (if applicable)*

* *

*So that we can reach an agreement and kick-start the transaction.*

*Should it be that you are not interested in this, please just disregard my
email and never let anyone know about it.*

* *

*Yours,*

*Dr Odjo Dimah*

Email: drodjodimah@liv.fr<http://us.mc449.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drodjodimah@liv.fr>

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