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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:
  • "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: "steven taha" <tevetaha1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:31:40 +0000
Subject: Hello.

Dear Groot,

Complement of the day to you and your family,I am Mr.Steven Taha,a personal
financial consultan to J P Groot,Who is a national Of your country and used
to work as a contractor in South Africa. Referred to as my client. On the
30th of April 2003, my client,and their only daughter were involved in a car
accident along Pretoria/Johanesburg N1 high way.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to search through with
his name which motivated me to contact you, to locate any member of his
family, Hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating
the fund valued at US$ 8.6 Million left behind by my client,Before it gets
confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm(bank)
where this amount were deposited. The said Security Finance Company has
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account
confisicated within the next thirty one official working days..
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over two years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the same last names and come from the same Nationality,so
that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you as beneficiary/Next of
Kin.
I only find this arrangement a logical means to an end,That will be
beneficial to both of us under a mutual understanding.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information
and legal documents needed to back you up for this claim.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation and total commitment which
will enable us see this transaction a success.
Further more this transaction is 100% risk free and I guarantee that this
will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me through the above email for more details.
Best regards.
Mr.Steven Taha

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