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

Fraud email example:

From: "gloria john" <gloria_paul@msn.com>
Reply-To: gloriapaul@easy.com
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:23:05 +0000
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU

I am GLORIA JOHN PAUL. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr. JAMES ANDREAS.
On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to the 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 any means to locate any
member of his family but to no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly,the Bank where the deceased had a his money deposited
valued at about 9 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated .

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your conscent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since i have not been able to locate any of the relatives so that the proceeds of this account valued at $9 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% has been earmarked to reimburse all expenses that may occure during this
transaction.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealt. 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
by my email to enable us discuss further.

Best Regards,

GLORIA JOHN PAUL

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