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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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 email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: frank jones <bar.frank@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 12:55:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ENQUIRY


Hello Dear,
I am Mr.Frank, the Regional computing auditor of (Old Bank of England).There is an account opened in this bank in 1985 and since 1992 nobody has operated on this account again.
After going through some old files in the records I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing according to British laws and act of 1993, the money will be reverted to the government treasury after 15 years if there is no valid claim to the money or account.
I need a foreign partner that I will present as a relative to this late man(esp.A Banker). The owner of this account is Mr. Daniel B. Jones, a foreigner. A geologist by profession and he died since 1992. The account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is £24,000,000 Twenty Four Million British Pounds Only.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner and also a banker. I will use my influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer into your account At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 50% of the total amount, 50% will be for me and my family.
I await to hear from you.

Yours truly,
Mr Frank Jones
THE OLD BANK OF ENGLAND


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