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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:
  • "you will be given 30%" (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: "jerry leech" <jerryl-a@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jerryleechi@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:18:30 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION IS NEEDED URGENTLY

FROM : MR JERRY LEECH
Hello,
Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a
hoax mail and I urge you to treat it serious. We want to transfer to an
overseas account, (20,000.000.00 GBP, Twenty million Great Britain Pounds )
from a prime Bank here in London.

I want to ask you, if you are not capable, to quietly look for a reliable
and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing
bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money,
even an empty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as you will
remain honest to me till the end of this important business i am trusting in
you and believing in God that you will never let me down either now or in
future.

I am Mr Jerry Leech presently promoted to Auditor General in one of the
banks here in London,during our last auditorial meeting we found out that
there is an account that is lying dormant for so many years and we have
investigated on it and found out that the owner of the account by the name
of Mr Thomas Stone From Columbus, Ohio,who died with his family on a plane
crash and since then we couldn't find any of the relations,he died without
living any will that is why we contacted you for assistance and at the
conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 70%
will be for us. PLEASE, TREAT THIS PROPOSAL AS TOP SECRET.
Plc do get back to me if you are interested so that i will give you the
other information that you need to know.
Please view the website -
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm >
Regards,
MR JERRY.L

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