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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Davidson Okotie" <okotie00@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: okotie_70@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:22:22 +0000
Subject: Private Message /////// Joanne

>From Mr. Davidson Okotie.
Auditing & Accounting Department
of Banque Atlantique,
Lome-Togo.

Dear Joanne,

I wish this my proposal will not come to you as a surprise.I am Mr. Davidson
Okotie,the head of auditing and accounting section Banque Atlantique
Lome-Togo .We had a foreign customer,who used to work with Shell
International Republic of Togo,he deposited a huge amount of $5.2m(Five
million two hundred thousand United States Dollars),with our Bank.

Eventually this client,died on 26th December 2004 in Tsunami that happened
in Sumatra island, Indonesia.while on a holiday.

A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the Bank. Now,
having monitored this deposit and managed it before his death, and hence
nobody has showed up as the next of kinsince then, I have removed the file
to my private vault.

I seek your consent to present as the next of kin to the deceased, so that
the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. I now solicit for your
assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangement has
being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me
move the fund to his designated foreign bank account in his country.

This does not have any risk attached to it . I therefore request you to
confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with
details but do not forget to keep this a top secret. you will be entitled to
30% of the total sum as gratification,while 10% will be set aside to take
care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also
telephone/fax bills, and 60% will be for me.

I look forward to hearing from you immediately you recieves this message.

Best Regards,

Mr.Davidson Okotie.

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