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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • dennth0039@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "dennis thompson" <dennth405@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:07:57 -0600
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED PLS!!

From:Dennis Thompson(Esq)
23,Fabian Height Crescent,
Pretoria,South Africa
Alternative Email:dennth0039@yahoo.com

Dear Mr/Mrs Visser,
I am Dennis Thompson a solicitor at law. I am the
Personal Attorney to Mr.Charles Visser,who has lived in Zimbabwe for the
past fifty years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my client.

In April 2002 , my client, was involved in crisis between the white farmers
and the the government of Mr.Robert Mugabe . He lost his life during the
crisis when the president wanted to disposses them of their farm lands.I am
contacting you to assist in repatriating most especially,the money left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.Particularly, the bank where
the deceased had an account valued at about USD9,000,000 (Nine million
United States Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or
have the account confiscated since they aware of his death.

I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased since
you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at 9
million dollars can be paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin, and then we
can share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage.All legal documents
toback up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin, will be provided.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the
law.

Please get in touch with me, to enable us discuss further about this
transaction.

Best regards,
Dennis Thompson(Esq)

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