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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: "Dr. Peter Leon" <dr11leon@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drleon2006@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:17:56 +0100
Subject: WAITING



Dear Friend,
Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does not meet your business or personal
ethics. I will first introduce myself as Dr. Peter Leon 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. You can respond using email address
drleon@babbalu.com
Best regards,Dr. Peter Leon.
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