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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)
  • "huge sum 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)
  • "million 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Dennis Duke <dennis.4duke@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: dennisduke@doramail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:45:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: With Thanks, !!


FROM MR DENNIS DUKE.
AUDIT AND ACCOUNT DEPT.
UNIONTOGOLAISE BANK LOME-TOGO.


Dear friend, How are today ?

I regret any embarrassment that my letter might cause you, as we have not met before physically or through correspondence before this time.

I am Mr. Dennis Duke, the director of Research Operations in the Operations Department of UTB BANK LOME-TOGO.With due respect and regards, I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that willbe very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction, I got yourcontact through your country website and decided to contact you for thisreason.

During our Research and Auditing in the UTB BANK LOME-TOGO, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on November 2002 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with one of this banks mentioned above, without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.

Although personally, I kept this information secret within my partners, and myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful during the time of execution. The saidamountis USD 26.5 Million Dollars).

I am glad to say that with the introduction of internet and website,I was opportune and pleased to have come across your contact through this satellite media, meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us, and also benefit yourself to this great business opportunity.

In fact, I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eyebrow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank.

This is the actual reason why itwill require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of Oath to this bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be retransferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 25% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer both local and international, like telephone bills, e-mail bills, while 65% will be for me and my partners. Please, you have been advised to keep this a topsecret as we are still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm that this money is in your account,and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest in.

All other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal.

Please confirm the below information.s to me to enable me know your readiness and whom i am dealing with.

Full name..............
Country.................
Residence Address.......
Marital status.........
Age/Sex...............
Occupation.............
Phone/FAX...............

Lastly; I look forward to your erliest reply feel free to reply immediately please.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Dennis Duke,


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