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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:
  • "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: "Derron Carter" <derroncart@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: profderronrcarter@myway.com
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:15:21 +0000
Subject: Attention!!!

From Prof. Derron R Carter,
# 41 Easton Street,
London WC1X 0DW, UK
Occupations: External Auditor

Attn;

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics
although I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you first because
it's fastest means. I am a staff in the account section of a known bank here
in the United Kingdom.

In one of our periodic auditing I disproved a dormant account with holding
balance of £25,000,000.00 (Twenty Five Million British Pounds) which has not
been operated for the past three years. From my investigations and
confirmations, the owner of this account, a foreigner by name Dr. George
Brumley died in July 19, 2003, and since then nobody has done anything as
regards the claiming of this money because he has no family members who are
aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds.

I have secretly discussed this matter with a top senior minister official of
the federal ministry of finance here and we have agreed to find a reliable
foreign partner to deal with us although due to his position he did not want
to take active part but as soon as you follow my instructions everything
will be successful because we will be working hand in hand with him.

We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of
these funds from the deceased and after due legal processes have been
followed the fund will be released to your account without delay and we will
use it for investment and to assist the less privileged in the society.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any
other illegal act. On receipt of your response I will furnish you with
detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction look
forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you are interested.

Regards,
Prof. Derron R Carter.

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