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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: David Yasin <david60yasin@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: davidyasin2002@gawab.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:15:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY!!!


FROM:MR DAVID YASIN
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
UNION TOGOLAISE BANK
LOME- TOGO.

Dear Friend,

My Name is Mr. David Yasin, the chief auditor of UNION TOGOLAISE BANK Lome Togo, On a routine inspection i discovered a dormant account with a Balance of $5,260,000 Usd.On Further investigation, i also discovered that the account holder Late Mr Yoosun Lui Chung,from Hong kong who perished in an auto crash in 1999. He died leaving no beneficiary to the account, the bank will approve this money to any foreigner who have information about this account which i will give to you. because the former operator of this account is a foreigner from Hong kong and i am certainly sure that he is dead and nobody will come to claim this money again.

Therefore i need your full cooperation in this transaction, i will provide all the necessary information needed in order to claim this money, but you will need to send to me information about yourself so that i can trust you on this business. I need your full name and address including you phone/fax number and your occupation.I want to assure you that this transfer is 100% risk free and you have nothing to worry about because i am with the account information of Late Mr Yoosun Lui Chung which i will give to you.

Finally, i promise you 30% of the total money for your corporation and assistance while 60 % will be for me, thereafter I and my family will visit your country for investement. 5% of the total amount has been mapped out for any expenses that might be made in the procees of succeeding the transaction while remaining 5% will be donated to the charity and motherless babies home. If you are interested, please reply
I am looking forward to hear from you.

Best Regards

Mr. David Yasin


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