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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:
  • "i will give you 35% " (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: "john davis" <jd_001114@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pin11us2001@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:21:06 +0000
Subject: {HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL}

{HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL}
RE:TRANSFER OF
36,759,000.00 MILLION POUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
My name is Mr JOHN DAVIS.
and I work in the International operation department in a Bank here in
London.On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant domiciliary
account with a BAL.of 36,759,000.00 (THIRTY SIX MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED
AND FIFTY NINE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLINGS)on further discreet
investigation,I also discovered that the account holder has long since
passed away (dead)
leaving no beneficiary to the account. The bank will approve this money to
any foreigner because the former operator of the a/c is a foreigner a
program leader.Until his death,The Late Prime Minister, Mr. Rafik Hariri,
has a huge investment here in the United Kingdom and all over the world, and
I am certainly sure that he is dead, and nobody will come again for the
claim of this money A foreigner can only claim this money with legal claims
to the account Holder; therefore I need your cooperation in this
transaction.
Iwill provide the necessary information needed in order to claim this
money,But you will need to open an account where this can be transferred or
even an empty a/c without money in it can serve since is valid and existing
to receive the money. If you are interested send your private Telephone No.
And Fax number including full details of the account to be used for the
Deposit I wish for utmost confidentiality in handling this transaction as my
job and the future of my family would be jeopardized if it were breached. I
want to assure you that the
transaction is without risk if due process is followed accordingly.
Finally, I will give you 35% for your corperation.

The family do not know about this deposit.I was on a routine inspection that
I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a BAL. Of (THIRTY SIX
MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLINGS) on further
discreet investigation, I also discovered that the account holder has passed
away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to the account. I am certainly sure that
nobody will come again for the claim of this money. A foreigner can only
claim this money with legal claims to the account Holder, therefore I need
your cooperation in this transaction. I will provide all necessary
information needed in order to claim this money.

ButiHoping in God that you will never let me down now and in future.ok!
Rafik Bahaa Edine Hariri (November 1, 1944 - February 14, 2005),
married to Nazek Audi Hariri, was a Lebanese self-made billionaire and
business tycoon, and was five times Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992-
1998 and 2000-2004) before his last resignation from office on October
20, 2004. The late Rafik Hariri died on February 14, 2005 when
explosives equivalent to around 300 kg of C4 were detonated as his
motorcade drove past the Saint George Hotel i n the Lebanese capital,
for more information
please log on to ( http://www.hariri.info )
N.B:
{NOTICE BOARD} Any a/c can serve to receive this money,be it a newly
opened a/c or the one you have before {existing}can serve to receive
this fund,provided that the A/C is valid and can carry up-to the said
amount,but more prefarabally,the newly opened A/C.
I look forward to your earliest reply.
Best Regards,
Mr JOHN DAVIS.

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