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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 united states 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 business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "info_000@terra.es" <info_000@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 09:45:16 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CONTACT


MR.Peter Ben
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
UNION BANK PLC.

ATTN:

My name is MR.Peter Ben credit and foreign bills of Union bank Plc. I
am
writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank with account
number14-255-2004/utb/t who perished in a plane crash with the whole
passengers aboard .Since the demise of this our customer, I personally
has
watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved
abortive as none has come to claim his funds of usd.15.5M, [Fifteen
million
united states dollars] which has been with my branch for a verylong
time. On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used
as
the next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin.And the
banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than five
years,
because money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after
this period.

In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal after
realizing that your name and country is similar to the deceased. I will
give
you 40% of the total.Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you
by fax or e-mail the application, bank's fax number and the next step
to take. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is
hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities
for fund transfer can be finalized with in five banking days, after you
apply to the bank as a relation to the deceased.When you receive this
letter.Kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest including your
private Tel/Fax numbers,full name and address,company and age for quick
communication.
Yours faithfully,
MR.Peter Ben










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