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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:
  • "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: "nathan gates" <brnathangates@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 22:11:03 -1200
Subject: Doan


Dear Doan
I am Nathan Gates a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to
Mr.MarkDoan, a National of your Country, who has lived in Nigeria for
the past
fifty years, and whom here in after shall be Referred to as my client.
In April 1999, my client, was involved in a Fatal car accident .All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost There a life, my client was one
of then.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially, the money
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Standard
Investment Trust Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
14.7million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or
have the account confiscated. I seek your consent to present you as the Next
of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the
proceeds of this account valued at 14.7million dollars can be paid to you,
as my clients Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on a mutual
agreed percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased
Next of Kin, will be provided.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me, to
enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Best regards,
Nathan Gates

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