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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "frank smith" <smithassociate@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sfrank_associate@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:24:22 +0000
Subject: Hello PLS READ.

Hello,
I got your contact in course of my inquiry to locate any relations of my
Deceased Client who died with his family in a car crash on 5th August
2003.Please I need your assistance to repatriate a deposit containing the
sum of US$28.3M USD which my Deceased Client left behind in a Finance
Company here in the capital city in Accra Ghana.

The Finance company in possesion of this depost containing this fund has
giving me an ultumatum to present the next of kin to my deceased client so
that the deposit can be released to him or her or have them confiscate it
.based on the fact that you share the same last name with my Deceased Client
I am seeking your consent and assistance to nominate you as my Deceased
Client's Relation under legal process and risk free arrangements so that the
deposit containing the funds will be released to your favour as the
beneficiay.I have the jurisdiction as the Deceased's P.A to testify the
deceased's relationship with you as the next of kin so that the deposit will
be released to your favour.

I have all the legal documents to complete the transaction and to also
present you as the next of kin. What I require from you is your consent and
willingness to assist me with the conclusion of this objective,and to also
treat the transaction as a personal and confidential matter to
yourself.Contact me for further information on commencement of the
transaction with the below details.
Sincerely,
Frank Smith Jr.

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