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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Monica Salois" <maquinzbank@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:30:30 +0000
Subject: very urgent



Dear Friend,

UPON THE INSTRUCTIONS

Based on the instructions of Her Majesty Queen of England, who directed most
fund of money or assets of those that died in the last London Bomb blast
should be realized to their families.

I am writing to you for a next of kin beneficiary of our customer who died
in the bomb blast as well, he is Mr.Giles Hart beneficiary of A/C Number
00414610410 coded Account amount to $3.5 million.Inform us if you are
related to this client, to enable us arrange and bring the money to you in
your country. With Regards. Your responds:-Inform us your Mobile Tel,Fax
number,Office Tel, for easy reach.On behalf of our Bank and the Government
of GreatBritain,We are so sorry for the lost of your relation.Confirm the
Receipts of this message by reply mail.

Thanks awaiting your respond,and stay blessed,

Warnest Regards.

MONICA SALOIS

FOREIGN TRANSACTION MANAGER
MAQUINZ BANK LONDON
Tel:44+703 191 8801





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