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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)
  • "huge deposit" (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 Jamie" <d.jamie8@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:37:06 +0000
Subject: Reply Immediately.

Dear Sir/Madam.

I am highly delighted to be in contact with you and sorry for the
embarrassment this mail might be to you as we have not met or known each
other before.

My name is Bar David Jaime. I was the Personal Attorney to Late Mr.Michael
Bill a national of your country, who was a contractor and spent most of his
life in my country England,UK. He and his Family were involved in a car
accident along Manchester Stretch and unfortunately lost their lives on the
27th day of September 2003 in London. Since then I have made several
enquiries toyour country's embassy to locate any of my Client's extended
relatives but this has proved unsuccessful hence, he has no next-of-kin at
the time of his death.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you since
all my effort to trace or locate any member of his family failed me so that
you as a foreigner will assist me as my late Client's next-of-kin in
repatriating the assets and Capital valued at US$22Million left behind by my
late Client before it gets confiscated by the bank where this huge deposit
was lodged.

The said Bank in London has issued me a notice to provide the next of Kin or
have the deposit confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating
any of my Client's relatives for over two years and four months now, I seek
your consent to present you as the Next-of-kin to the deceased
since you have the same last name with my late Client,so that the deposit
can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall
then discuss the sharing ratio and modalitiesfor claim. I have all the
necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for the
claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see
this transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law both in the UK,your Country and
internationally.

I wait to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
Bar.David Jaime.

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