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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million british pounds" (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 A English <davenglish223@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: davenglish213@aol.com
Date: +0000
Subject: URGENT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


Dear Sir/Madam
I am a member of staff of Halifax Bank Plc here in the United Kingdom. I am
Writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of immense
Benefit to both of us.
In my department, myself and colleagues discovered an abandoned sum £23.5million
British
Pounds Sterling (Twenty three million five hundred thousand British Pounds) in
An account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr.
Larry Baldridge Jr an American who unfortunately lost his life in the
Plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31
2000, including his business partners. You shall read more about
The crash on visiting this website.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his
Next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because the
Bank cannot release the funds unless somebody applies for it as next
Of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking
Guidelines.
Unfortunately I learnt that his supposed next of kin being his only
Daughter had died in a separate incident leaving nobody with
The knowledge of this fund behind for the claim. It is therefore upon
This discovery that I and two other officials in this department now
Decided to do business with you and release the money to you as the
Next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety keeping and
Subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we do not
Want this money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed funds.
We agreed that 20% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner,
While the balance will be for me and my colleagues. I will visit your
Country for the disbursement according to the percentages indicated
Above once this money gets into your account. Please be honest to me
As trust is our watchword in this transaction.
Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you
Receive this mail you should contact me in return via mail whether or not
You are willing to enter into this deal. In the event you are not
Interested, I sincerely ask that you disregard this email and tell no
One about your discovery. I am very careful on truncating my banking career
should
You mention this to someone else. I hope you can be trusted in this
Regard.
Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of
These funds to you have been finalised. We will discuss much in details
When I do receive your response hence providing me with your contact information
For a better communication between us.Thank you.
Best regards
Mr David A English Esq.
Email:(davenglish213@aol.com)
CONFIDENTIAL: This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may
be privileged. If you have received it by mistake, please notify the sender by
return e-mail and delete this message from your system. Any unauthorized use or
dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Please
note that e-mails are susceptible to change. NBIS (including its affiliated
companies) shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of
the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt
or damage to your system. NBIS does not guarantee that the integrity of this
communication has been maintained nor that this communication is free of

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