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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "PETER HINDS" <auditor222@excite.com>
Reply-To: peterhinds200@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 19:31:47 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From Mr Hinds




Dear Friend,

Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does not meet your

business or personal ethics. I will first introduce myself as Mr Peter

Hinds an auditor with a bank in UK. One of our accounts, with holding

balance of £10.000 000,000 (Ten Million pounds Sterling) has been

dormant and last operated for years ago. From my investigations, the

owner of the said account,Is a foreigner by name MR.JOHN SHUMEJDA who

died along with his entire family in crash at Birmingham Airport on 4th

Jan, 2002. View this website for verification

http://www.cwn.org.uk/business/a-z/a/agco/2002/01/020104-air-crash.htm

Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this

money, as he has no family member that has any knowledge as to the

existence of either the account or the funds; I have confidently

discussed this issue with some of the bank officials and we have agreed

to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with.

My proposition to you, is to seek your consent to present you as the

Next of kin and beneficiary of this late client, So that the proceeds

of this account valued a huge sum shall be paid to you, and then we can

share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage of 30% for you,While

60% for me and others involved, 10% shall be used for miscelenious

expenses while the remainder shall be given to a reputable charity home

because the money is owned by a deceased person.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is

legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism

or any other illegal act, funds will be released to you after necessary

processes have been followed. Let me hear from you as soon as you get

this message, so we can proceed.

Best regards,Mr Peter Hinds



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