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

Fraud email example:

From: "Reeza Hameed" <zv2306@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rzhameed@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:22:53 +0000
Subject: Private Offer

Dear Friend,
I am Attorney Reeza Hameed, the Personal Attorney to a Foreign
Contractor, who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Scotland, United
Kingdom.
On the 11th of September 2001, my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer
Carlos Montoya, an oil Merchant with the United Kingdom, until his death
Five years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to american airlines flight 11,
from Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California, crashed into the
North Tower of the World Trade Centre with 92 people on board. All occupants
of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made
several
inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his
relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no
avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me in
repatriating 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
US$9 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next twenty official working days.
since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over Four
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $9 million dollars
can be paid to you and then you and I can share this money. 70% to me and
25% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may
require, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
any claim we may make.
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 via
email as soon as you get this mail to enable us discuss on the modalities
and process for success of this transaction. I also request for your private
telephone number, fax number for easy and more confidential communication.
I await your kind response, Good day and God bless.
Best regards,

Attorney Reeza Hameed {Esq}



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