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

Fraud email example:

From: "smith adams" <smith_adams1212@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: smithadams_esq@walla.com
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:26:47 -0500
Subject: Please consent

Dear Sir,

I feel safe and secured contacting. I am highly delighted to be in contact
with you and sorry for the embarrassment this mail might be to you as we
have not met or known each other before.

Although, I hate this medium of contact (Internet) but I chose it because it
still remain the fastest, most reliable and most secured.

My name is BAR. SMITH ADAMS. I was the Personal Attorney to Late MR.J.HULL
an American National, who was a contractor and spent most of his life in my
country England, UK. He and his Family were involved in a car accident along
Manchester Stretch and unfortunately lost their lives on the 27th day of
September 2003 in London. Since then I have made several enquiries at the
American Embassy to locate any of my late client's extended relatives but
this has proved unsuccessful, he has no next-of-kin at the time of his
death.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you since
all my effort to trace or locate any member of his family failed me so that
you as a foreigner will assist me as my late client's Next-of-Kin in
repatriating the Assets and Capital valued at US$35.5 Million left behind by
my late client before it gets confiscated by the bank where this huge
deposit was lodged.

The said bank in London had several times issued me notice to provide the
Next of Kin or have the deposit confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful
in locating any of my late client's relatives for over two years now, I
seek your CONSENT to present you as the Next-of-Kin to my late client, so
that the deposit can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for claim. I have all the necessary information
and legal documents needed to back you up for the claim. All I require from
you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
Please indicate interest by furnishing me with the following:

1. Your full banking details (where this fund shall be transferred into)

2. Your private phone and fax numbers

3. Your contact address and full name

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law both in the UK, your country and
internationally.

Awaiting your urgent response.

Best regards,

BAR. SMITH ADAMS

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