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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: "peter mena" <petermena555@msn.com>
Reply-To: pmena551@yahoo.no
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 17:57:49 +0000
Subject: from peter mena pls reply

Hello,

I am an Account Officer with UNION BANK PLC,My name is Mr.peter mena,a
Banker I am the personal Account Manager to ENGINEER ERAWD, a National of
your country,who used to work with an Oil servicing Firm in Nigeria Here in
after shall be referred to as my client,my client passed on as a result of
a heart attack.

After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over
the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly the UNION BANK
PLC PLC .

Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($6million u s dollars)has
Issued me a notice to providethe next of kin.
Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that this account valued at ($6 million u s dollars)can be paid to you.The
sharing modality is Still open and negociatable.All I require is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.

Regards,
Mr. peter mena.



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