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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:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Tunde Lemo" <tundelemo_cbn14@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tunde_cbn14@dr.com
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 06:24:24 -0500
Subject: My Offer

14TH FEBRUARY 2006

I am Mr Tunde Lemo, a manager in a financial institution. This mail is
written to soliciting your assistance to be presented as next of kin to our
late customer (Full biographical background information will be provided
upon hearing from you). He made a fixed Deposit valued at USD17M (Seventeen
Million United States Dollars Only) in our bank. As his account officer, I
have the Certificate of Deposit,and its Agreement in his file with
me.Unfortunately he lost his life aboard Egypt Air Flight 990, which crashed
into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31,1999

view:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm).

He left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin to be contacted in case of death
on the Certificte of Deposit, CD Agreement, except some vital documents
related to the Deposit which i have in my possession.As his account officer,
The Governing Body of the bank has contacted me on this matter and I am yet
to provide the Next of Kin to lay claim to the Fund.

Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent
to be presented as the next of Kin so that our late customer's Fund will not
be confiscated by the Government as "unclaimed/Abandoned Deposit". Every
documentation to successfully, present you as the surviving next of kin will
be arranged by me, since I have all information n the background of this
customer.

For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are free to make immediate
contact with me and for further information related to this matter, as will
be able to discuss what entitlement each of us will gain from the
transaction, which cannot be discussed at this material time.

Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while we expect your
prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Tunde Lemo

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