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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sir Barry" <morriskue@myway.com>
Reply-To: Sirbarrywood@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 17:40:34 -0500 (EST)
Subject: pls...CONTACT URGENT










>From sir barry woodVictoria street, London SWIH, p.o box 3038,57Attention Please, I feel obliged writing you.this is because I am not quite exposed to foreign business and friends hence i write you with hope that you will welcome my mail without being bias and that you will be trust worthy to me. In order to transfer out15,500,000.00 ( fifteen million, five hundred thousand British pounds) from our bank (Firm)where i work as the principal account officer here in london. I have the courage to look for a reliable and Honest Person who will be capable of handling this Important Business transaction, believing that you will never let me down.The owner of this account is late Mr. David Morgan,a foreigner and the Manager Of a petrol chemical service here, a chemical engineer by Proffession .He died of a motor accident in 2004.since his death,this account has been floating.if I do not remitt this money outurgently,you will agree with me that,it will be forfeited for nothing since
neither his company nor any of the family member is aware this account according to my investigation.I want therefore, to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but am afraid of entering into a wrong and unreliable hand.i know that this proposal may come to you as a surprise as we have not had any correspondent before, talk more of knowingourselves before,but due to my strict confidence in you and your versatilityin business,i am motivated to seek your co-opration in this business of this nature and given me 99.9% honesty and reliability am bound to revealing this top secret believing that you won't for any reason reveal this to a second ear as my future and my entire family life depends solely on this deal.But be rest minded that it is real, Genuine and 100% risk free business as I believe in God that you will never let me down in this transaction till the fund is remitted to any account of your choice there in your country, while i meet you over there for my
portion of the money,that is 60%,whereas 10% is for the running expenses and an offer of 30% is for you at the conclusion of this transfer.if you are really interested to help,pls,without delay provide me withname:age:address:occupation:email add:cell phone: for a way foward. Best regardssir barry wood.


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