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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: eric tollie <erictad45@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: eric_tol40@myway.com
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 15:35:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: hello,


HAHN TRUST BANK (HTB)
Address: Rue de Plateaux 2,
bp 09095, Abidjan 3,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast.


Hello,

I am Mr.Eric Tollie, Corporate Banking Officer, HAHN TRUST BANK. With due respect and regard I wish to seek your urgent assistance to transfer the sum of (U.S$.4.8 M) Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars from the above mentioned bank to your own bank account for safe keep and future investment purposes.

This money belongs to one of our customers, ( Mr.Robert Rice ) who died in a plane crash with his wife and his fund has been lying dormant with our bank without any claim, both either from his family or business partner up to date. I am contacting you to act as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased. There is no risk in this transaction, as all loope holes have been taken care of, and all necessary informations as regards to this fund have been secured.

Please be notified that I am still working with the bank and it's only me that is aware of this development (privilege of my office) thus treat this proposal as confidential and secret for security of my job and safety of the fund. I have served the bank faithfully for good number of years and 'am presently preparing for my retirement therefore, hence I see this as a golden opportunity to be comfortable in life after retirement and help the poor and the needy. As soon as this fund is secured into your account I will forward you an off-shore account where you will transfer my own share. I agreed sharing ratio to be as follows: 25% for you the account owner, 65% for me, while 5% will be set aside for expenses made during the transaction and the remaining 5% for charity organisations.

Here is the website of the plane crash that took the life of the account owner and his family:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml

Looking foward to hearing from you soonest.
Kind regards,
Mr.Eric


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