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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: chris hamilton <chrishamilton002@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:23:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY


MR.CHRIS HAMILTON HORSHAM ROAD,BIRKENHEAD LONDON E HI 4LT ALTERNATIVE.e-mail.chrishamilton22@need4speed.com United Kingdom Attention:Sir, PRIVATE AND URGENT. My name is CHRIS HAMILTON, I am the credit manager in a bank here in the United Kingdom. I am contacting you of a business transfer, of a huge sum of money from a ceasedaccount.Though now that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything has been taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction. PROPOSITION; I am the account officer of a foreigner named Gerald Welsh who died in an air crash along with his wife in 31st October 1999 an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board. You can confirm this from the website below published by CNN.WEBSITE. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin are alive to make claims for this money as his heir, because they all died
in the same accident(May his soul rest in peace). We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for the funds Ten Million Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) to be released in your favour as the beneficiary?s next of kin. It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following information if you are interested. 1. Beneficiary name.In order for me to prepare the document for transfer of the funds in your name. 2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers.For our personal contact/Communication and mutual trust in each other. . I shall
be compensating you with 30% of the money on final conclusion of this project for your assistance, 10% will be set outside for expenses while, 60% shall be for me for investment purposes. If this proposal is acceptable by you,please endeavor to contact me immediately. Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you. I await your urgent response as soon as possible.
Best Regards,
Chris Hamilton.





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