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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: "Richard Smith" <richardsmith1703@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 02:31:15 +0000
Subject: From Richard Smith

33 carrer de la cerdanya
Lioret Blau
Lloret de Nar
Girona 17410
Spain

Complement of the day.I am RICHARD SMITH a solicitor at law.I am the
personal Counsel to Mr. MARVIN ,a citizen of your country,who is chairman of
multinational company here in Spain.Before his death On the 11th of march
2004 my client, his wife And their only child were killed by bomb blast
through terrorist attack in madrid train station all the occupant of the
coach were killed.My client{MARVIN } deposited the sum of euro18m in prime
bank here in spain.for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his
country as soon as he is on leave.

Since his death Ihave made several inquiries to his embassy to locate any of
my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.After these
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 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 has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the fund confisicated within the nextfourteen official working days
since I have been unsuccesfull in locating his relatives for over 12 months
now.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you have the same last names so that the proceeds of this fund valued at 18
million euro will be claimed by you and then you and i can share the money.
40% comes to me and 60% goes to you. I have all necessary
legaldocuments that can be used to back up any claim we may make.All I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I
guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate 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.
RICHARD SMITH.

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