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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 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "richard grenn" <richard_grenn250@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: richard_grenn@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:48:18 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir/Mrs

Dear Sir/Mrs .

I appologise to you for any inconveniences caused if this mail does not meet
your demands,though I do not intend to embarass you by the contents of this
very mail.I am Barrister Richard Grenn. I was the personal Attorney to Late
Engr Neal L who was a citizen of your Country but lived and did his business
here with his family and he was the CEO of Suh Properties before his sudden
death along with his family.

This mail is written to solicit your assistance to present you as next of
kin to my Late Client.Before his sudden death,he made a fixed Deposit
valued at USD22,million (Twenty Two Million United States Dollars Only) with
a bank. Unfortunately he lost his life aboard Egypt Air Flight 990, which
crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31, 1999. He left no clear
beneficiary as Next of Kin .

The Bank here in london has searched for the relatives for more than
four years without any success and after 5 years,no claims are made by any
of the deceased next of kin,the money will be sent to unclaimed +accounts
and embezzled by the corrupt bank or government officials. It is against
this bank drop that the bank has contacted me as the Late depositor's
Attorney to contact and present to them my late Client's next of kin so that
the deposit can be paid to him or her.This is why I have contacted
you.Anybody I present to the bank as the next of kin will be accepted .Upon
your acceptance, I shall give you other details for the successful claim of
the fund. I have secured from the probate registry, an order of Mandamus to
locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so I am assuring you
that this business is 100% risk free. If this proposal is acceptable by
you, please endeavour to reply me immediately,if not please disregard
this email.

Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while I expect your
prompt response.

Yours faithfully,
Richard Grenn Esq .

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