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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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: david ike <david_ike33@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: david_ike1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:50:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: very urgent response


Dear Amarjit Singh

I acknowledged with thanks the receipt of your mail.
I quite appreciate your response, but you see there are more to this transaction than what you may think hence late Mr. Mark Vinsen directives was to ensure that his inheritance is being transferred to his family but after all my effort to locate his family proved abortive,that is why i contacted you for you to stand as the nex of kin to claim this fund.

For more clarification on the transferring of this inheritance fund to you as the legitimate NEXT OF KIN to late Mr. Mark Vinsen, there is need for us to follow the due process of law in the payment and claiming of inheritance fund in Nigeria as contained in the Constitution of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria, and also in the Nigerian Institute of Finance and Allied Industry.

Dear, for us to officially proceed with this transaction, I want you to forward your personally information to me such as your address, tel/fax numbers,your full name,your age,your occupation and your bank information. This is for the purpose of securing and applying to the concern bodies for the approval and processing of the necessary legal documents to facilitate the release and transferring of the inheritance fund into your bank account legally.

With this clarification, I urge you to accept this transaction in good faith and work with me towards retrieving this fund from the bank rather than allowing it to be confiscated by the bank and having share it to themselves.
We have to work hand-in-hand to make sure we actualize our aim with good result. We have to believe ourselves and build up the confidence. All I need is successful transfer into your account and if we work together with good faith and put our hand together as one family, this will put great smile on our faces.

As soon as you send the necessary informations i will procced accordingly. Please call me on phone 234 1 4743986 for more details .I will be expecting your call.

Thanks for your understanding and co-operation in this transaction.
Kindest regards,
Barr David Ike(Esq.)


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