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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:
  • "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.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031835974 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "loran" <lorandan@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:14:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: RE


Greetings,Good Day, I am extremely happy to write you thisletter. Please, pardon me for invading your privacy but I doreally need your help! So be patient and read throughto the end of my message. I am Mr. Loran Daniels.I am the Director, Auditing and Accounting Section /Chairman of Investigating Department of Bristol &amp; West BankU.K. My department came acrossthe sum of $31.4 million US Dollars (Thirty-onemillion,four hundred thousand United State Dollarsonly) belonging to one Deceased Mr. Late Mr. ArjanWijemanne, 54 years, of United States of America who died in a plane crashed near the city of CiudadBolivar, Venezuela.He is an American who is an OilServicing Engineer working with Exxon Mobil PlcNigeria,and a resident of New-York, who unfortunatelylost his life in the plane crash of Rutaca airlinesflight 224, which crashed Thursday, 25 January, 2001,including his wife and entire family.You can read about this crash on:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1137512.stmhttp://english.people.com.cn/english/200101/26/eng20010126_61215.html The fund has been dormant in his account With theabove bank without any claim of the funds either fromhis family or relation.The Banking law here stipulates that if such moneyremains unclaimed for seven years, it will be forforfeited to the Bank treasury/Governement bags as anunclaimed bill.It is only a foreigner that can standas a next of kin and It is upon this discovery that Idecided to contact you to collaborate with you to pullout this dormant fund. In order to avert this negativedevelopment.I am seeking your permission to have you stand in asnext of kin to Our late Customer so that the fund willbe released and paid into your account as thebeneficiary.s next of kin now that the bank is stillexpecting a next of kin or relative of the deceased,Late Mr. Arjan Wijemanne.I am confiding in you in this business believing thatyou will not let me down either
now or in future thusrequesting that you furnish me with your AccountDetails (even an empty / red account)will serveprovided it is an existing Bank Account.Meanwhile, as the director of Auditing and Accounting,I am in possession of all the relevant documentsneeded to effect the transfer of this money into yourAccount as the beneficiary without any further delaysince nobody will come for claims as the next of kinand this money cannot be approved to any personlocally because the owner is a foreigner and I do notknow any foreigner that is why I am contacting youand the person needs to have a valid international foreign passport or Drivers License and Foreign a/cbecause the money is in US Dollars and can only beapproved into a foreign a/c.To this end, you should furnish me with theaforementioned information, phone and fax number. Atevery phase of the transfer, you will be entitled 35%of the total amount, 60% will be for me and mycolleagues while 5% will be used in offsetin!
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expensesthat will be incured during the transaction. We will use our good office as insiders to make surethat the fund is transferred into your account in record time through our Affiliate Bank withour proper under ground work immediately you apply. Iwill send you the Text of Preliminary Application forFunds Transfer which you will fill and send direct tothe International Pay/Remittance Department of this bank while we follow it up.You should not have any element of fear because thisdeal is risk free and we are there to perfect plans.This transaction will bring us joy, long life andprosperity. My phone number is +447031835974.Send your reply to: lorandan@myway.comAccept the assurance of my regards.Reply urgently.Loran Daniels

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