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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 us 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "tony robinson" <tony_robi31@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonyrobin10@myway.com
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:48:14 +0000
Subject: Re:Respond ASAP

MY DEAR,

I AM TONY ROBINSON I WORK IN THE AUDIT/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL
TRUST BANK (FTB) LTD OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO. I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL
BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US.THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS ($3.7 MILLION US
DOLLARS) WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,
ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS TOO,ALSO TO TAKE MY WIFE TO USA FOR
TREATMLENT OF LIVER DAMAGE.
THIS MONEY IS OWNED BY A DECEASED PERSON,A BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN
WEST-AFRICAN REGIONS. HE HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE SIX YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN NO
CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED ON HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE.

I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT BE
TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND.
THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY;YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO THE DECEASED PERSON,AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE
THE CARE-TAKER BUSINESS ASSOCIATES DECEASED PERSON AND HIS PROPERTIES.
I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WHICH A
SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL BE YOUR GUIDIANCE AND
INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A
SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR
CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENCES
BOTH OF US INCURED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION. SO IF YOU ARE
INTRESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY AND IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE INCLUDE
YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS] URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLIED AND THIS
BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN BOTH OF US. HOWEVER IF YOU ARE
REALLY SURE OF YOUR INTEGRITY TOWARDS THIS PROPOSAL REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY.

BEST REGARDS,
TONY ROBINSON.

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