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

Fraud email example:

From: Razak Konan <razakkonan19@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: razakkonan9@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:34:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Proposal


My name is Razak Konan registered and practicing attorney in Kuala Lumpur M=
alaysia . I was an attorney to a deceased client of mine who died in Kuala =
Lumpur Malaysia of a heart related condition in 2001. My reason of sending =
you this email is to help secure the funds left behind by my client before =
it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this fund val=
ued at $4.7million dollars was deposited, Since you do have the same name w=
ith my late client, I would want to present you as the legitimate beneficia=
ry with all legal documents required backing the claim up.=20
The holding bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the =
account will be confiscated, and so far, all my efforts to get hold of some=
one related to this man have proved abortive. This is my proposal, I am ask=
ing for your consent to present you to the bank as the next-of-kin and bene=
ficiary of my late client, since you have the same name, so that the procee=
ds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mu=
tually agreed-upon percentage. I do have a good standing in Malaysia , it i=
s my assurance that this transaction will be successful and that I will mak=
e sure that the transaction is done within the applicable laws to guarantee=
full legitimacy all legal documents to back up your claim as my client's n=
ext-of-kin will be provided by me.=20
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction =
through. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will pro=
tect you from any breach of the law. However, if this business proposition =
offends your moral values, do accept my apology. Please contact me at once =
to indicate your interest. Do understand that this transaction does require=
utmost confidence and you should keep this mail to yourself not withstandi=
ng if you are rejecting the transaction or accepting it. Note that I reserv=
e the right to reject your acceptance of this proposal if I have reasons to=
believe that you may not be honest or discreet as it concerns this proposa=
l. Further details will be giving as soon as your interest is indicated.=20
Yours Sincerely,=20
Razak=A0Konan. (Attorney at Law)Esq, =0A=0A=0A

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