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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)
  • "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: "lung hoi" <lunghoi16@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lung_hoi1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:00:54 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY

FROM MR.LUNG HOI YU
ICBC BANK OF CHINA
HONG KONG OFFICE

Dear Sir,
I am above named person,Bank Manager of ICBC Bank of China and Account
Officer
to Late Mr.Smith John A citizen of your Country,living in Hongkong.Refered
to as my Client. On April 21,2003 my client,died in a boat mishap.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives but to no avail as he has only been in Hong Kong
for about 14 months.
Hence I am contacting you to assist in laying claim to the money and two
buildings he left behind, before they Get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by My Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.My Bank has
issued a notice to me as the account officer to locate the Deceasedrelatives
or provide his next of kin. The amount is US$7,000,000:00{Seven Million US
Dollars Only.}and the buildings are both worth over $2.5m Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now,I decide to seek
your consent to Present you as the Next Of Kin,of the deceased,So that this
account valued at (US$7million dollars only)and the two buildings as well.

At the end of the day,both of us will benefit from the claim as we will
share the proceed accordingly,as both of us will also bear the
responsibilities of financing this deal when the occasion arises
financially.
Be assured that this is far different from the intrenet scam that is
everywhere these days.Bear in mind that anything that has fake must have
original for the fake to be made.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you and Me, from any breach of the law.

Awaiting your prompt reply.
Truely yours,
Lung Hoi.

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