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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "linda okeke" <linda_okeke6@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:03:22 +0000
Subject: FOR YOU ONLY.

FROM THE DESK OF:LINDA OKEKE.
LINK SERVE FINANCIAL HOME
CUMBRIA ENGLAND,CA28 7PN UNITED KINGDOM.


Dear friend,

My name is LINDA OKEKE, the Director of Delivery/Operations in the
above
mentioned Security Company here in the UK, Our firm is a security
company
of high repute with years of outstanding services to the people of
Africa,
Europe especially top government officials and military leaders in
Africa.
I have resolved to contact you through this medium unofficially based
on
this business proposal that will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I
have not discussed this transaction with anybody because it is of top
secret.

To be explicit and straight to the point, some time early in 1997, a
reputable client of our company deposited a consignment with us for
safe
keeping and since then our client has failed to come forward to claim
his
consignment which has accumulated a considerable amount of money in
demurrage.Consequently, in our bid to contact this client to redeem the
demurrage which his consignment had accumulated we discovered that our
client was the former President of Zaire, who died of illness after he
was
dethroned in the same year in France. The consignment was entrusted
into
our care and he never disclosed about it to anyone after a sworn
affidavit
through our company head Attorney.

After the death of our client,none of his benefactors has come forward
to
claim the consignment with us, which means that none of his relation or
aides had any knowledge of this consignment. Hence out of curiosity, i
decided to secretly scan the box that our client deposited in our vault
and on opening it,i discovered that the two trunk boxes,that was
registered as treasures/gold by our client,actually contained a
considerable amount of money in the United States Dollars, amounting to
about US$48,000.000.00. I also found out from enquiries and the foreign
media that our late client siphoned a lot of money from his country
while
he was in office as Head of State. Based on this findings,I have been
nursing plans secretly to transfer the consignment for investment
purposes
because it is my conviction that the consignment in our vault was part
of
the money our client siphoned and now that he is dead, there is no
trace
of this money in our care.

I am now soliciting your noble assistance to assist me in transferring
this money out of London to your State for immediate investment with
your
assistance based on your expertise advice. I have also decided that you
will generously be entitled to 25% of the total amount.Upon receipt of
your positive confirmation of your assistance,i shall i arrange and
transfer all the rights of ownership of this consignment to you as the
next of Kin and funds arrising as inherritance, to facilitate your easy
clearance and transfer of the complete funds/consignment to your
country
for onward investment.
All relevant documents/papers shall be assigned to you as the
benefactor
and bear in mind,that this deal is risk free and beneficial. Please,
maintain absolute confidentiality on this matter while awaiting your
prompt and positive response with your mailinga address and contact
phone
numbers for oral discussion and clarification.

My best regards,
LINDA OKEKE..
Director,LSFH

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