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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)
  • "keep this confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER JOSE agu <joseagu80@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 20:29:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: thanks


MY Dear Friend

Thanks for your urgent response, It is quite pertinent
to disclose to you one important thing about this
transaction and that is by asuring you that it is 100%
risk free.

I am personal attorney to the Late Engineer steve
moore was a known customer to standard trust bank plc
(may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace amen).
before his sudden death, he has an account with the
bank in which the sum of $27,000,000 .00 was left as
his credit. The bank has made alot of efforts to see
that his family claim this aforsaid subject matter .
but all their efforts proved abortive because the said
deceased died together withall his family.

This bank has mandated that this fund will be treated
as unclaimed fund which is tantamount to say that it
will be forever become their fund. But i have all the
information that led to the death of deceased and you
are required to pose as the next of kin or heir of
Late Engineer steve moore.

I want you to send the your bank account where you
wish the fund could be transferred to, your telephone
and fax numbers and your postal address. once i have
received the informentioned mentioned above, i will
imediately proceed to the department incharged of
foriegn remittance for submission and the department
will contact you as the next of kin to late engr.steve
moore. Please send your bank details so that the
transaction will commence proper.

please keep this confidential and also send your bank
details so that i shall apply to the bank.

please call me on 234 80 38255376
Barr. Jose Agu

Is this a spam or is this the real thing. I need to know for sure, I
don't want to get scammed again.

What do I need to do

Amarjit Singh







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