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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "million 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Robert Le Blanc" <mrrobertblanc@web.de>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 04:18:42 +0200
Subject: From Mr.Robert




Hello,

My name is Mr. Robert Le Blanc, the Operational Manager of Credit Suisse Bank in United Kingdom, I here solicit for your strictly confidence on a good business transaction involving a huge sum of money from a deceased foreign customer Late Dr. Michael Woods;who unfortunately Lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter.

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geograpgical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensivity of the transaction.and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that.I personally has been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin /Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at 16.4 Million Dollars can be paid to you.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this claim we are making. Hence you are not expected to pay any cent here.All i need is to fill in your names to the documents and legalise it in the court here to prove you as the legitimate beneficiary
While we have made arrangements with diplomatic envoy in service to move the money through diplomatic process to your country with all the necessary papers to enhace depositing the money in to a bank in your country.All I require now is your honest Co-operation,Confidentiality and trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law
1.Your Full Name
2.Your private mobile telephone number for effective communication
3.Your Contact Address.
4.Reply at my office email adress for
urgent responce;rolerobert@ yahoo.co.uk

Best Regards,
Mr. Robert Le Blanc
Operational Manager
Credit suisse bank
One Cabot Square London E14 4QJ - United Kingdom







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