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

Fraud email example:

From: infounion trustbankl <infounity_trustbankghana_ltd@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:19:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Very Urgent and Private


From: Dr.Andrew Arkutu
Bills & Exchange Manager
unity trust bank Plc Accra Ghana
NO 24, COSTER ESTATE ACCRA}

DEAR sir,

I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer
of a huge sum of
money from a deceased account. Though I know that a
transaction of this
magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried,
but I am assuring
you that all will be well at the end of the day. We
decided to contact
you due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;
We discovered an abandoned sum of (TEN MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS}
in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customers who died
along with his entire family.
Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations
has come forward
to
lay claims to this money as the heir. 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, we 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 us for the funds (TEN MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS} to be

released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of
kin.
It may interest you to note that we have secured from
the probate an order
of madamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge
receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour
by
furnishing me with the following;
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
These requirements will enable us file a letter of
claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals in
your favour before the
transfer can be made. We shall be compensating you
with 5 Million Dollars
on final conclusion of this project, while the rest
shall be for us. Your
share stays with you while the rest shall be for us
for investment
purposes in
your country.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take
undue advantage of the
trust we have bestowed in you,
I await your urgent email.
Best regards,

Dr.Andrew Arkutu,
Bills & Exchange Manager


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