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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 amount 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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: remond karl <remondkarl13@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:31:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From your friend Mr. Karl.


>From your friend Mr. Karl.

Hello friend! my name is Mr. Remond Karl from Dakar-Senegal, I am the
branch and computer manager here in our bank. I have only written to
seek your indulgence and assistance. I wish to make a transfer involving a
huge amount of money (US$26.2m) twenty six million two hundred thousand
United State Of American Dollars, Belonging to Late Mr. Andreas
Schranner, a German property magnate who lost his life on the 31st of july
2000, along with his wife, Maria and their children and even grand
children in a plane crash. The AF4590 crash include all 109 people on board
and five who died on the ground when the plane crashed into the
Hotelissimo, and till now the account of this young man was still remaining
dormant in my department. Refers to the website below for more details:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of
your choice. Thus, for your indulgence and support, I propose an offer of
20% of the total amount to be yours after the transfer has been
successfully concluded.
Your full name, resident address and phone number is need in the first
place. Kindly reply this mail by indicating your interest, and I shall
furnish you with the details and necessary procedures with which to
make the transfer progress.
Anticipating your urgent and Favourable response to this business
proposition to enable us proceed

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Remond Karl.



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