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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: "david_williams@terra.es" <david_williams@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:14:23 +0100 (MET)
Subject: happy new year



From The Desk of Mr.David Williams
Head of Foreign Operations
City of london office
1 Princes Street
London EC2R 8BP

Dear Sir/Madam,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics. I will introduce myself as a staff in the accounts management
section of a well-known bank here in the United Kingdom.One of our
accounts with holding balance of £15,000,000(Fifteen Million British Pounds)
has been dormant and has not been operated for the past 4years.

From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account a
foreigner by name Austin Martins died in August 2000 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.

Also Information from the National Immigration states that he was also
single on entry into the UK.
I have secretly discussed this matter with some of the bank officials
and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We
thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of
these funds from the deceased and funds released to you after due
processes have been followed.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is a
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundering,
terrorism or any other illegal act. On your interest, let me hear from you with the emaill address below:

Regards,
Mr.David Williams.

DISCLAIMER:
This message contains confidential information and is intended only for
specified addressee. If you are not the named addressee you should not
disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. The sender therefore does
not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of
this message,which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. Please note
that we reserve the right to monitor and read any emails sent and
received under the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice)
(Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000








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