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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 sum of money" (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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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: "Teddy Brown Okafor" <toddybrown01@msn.com>
Reply-To: teddybrown@oi.com.br
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:10:37 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,





Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Teddy Brown , a Regional Supervisor with SECURITY AND FINANCE
COMPANY.in Netherland . We had a foreign client (name Andrew Barton) who
deposited a huge sum of money (US$25million dollars) with our security
Company.

Eventually, this client was among the victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT
NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A but, since then we have not
had any body coming for the claims as the next of kin.

A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the Company.

Now,having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his
death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past five
year plus, I have removed the file to my private save.

I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every
other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a
foreigner to enable me move the fund to his account.

I will need your private telephone and fax numbers and your full name and
address, company or residential so that I can computerise them to tally with
the next of kin collum in the certificate of deposit.This does not have any
risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by
me.

I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message
and I will furnish you with details.Lastly for the immediate take off of
this transaction you have to confirm your willingness and readiness to
assist me retrive this deposit.Please for your assistance in this
transaction you will be entitled to 30% percent of the total sum and 10%
percent will cover all the expences incurred in the process of the
transaction.

I look forward to hearing from you and save me the anxiety of endless
waiting.

Contact me with my personal
E-mail:teddybrown@oi.com.br

Best Regards
Mr. Teddy Brown
Confidential/Private email contact:
teddybrown@oi.com.br

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