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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "because it still remains the fastest medium of communication" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Hector Jamon" <writehector@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:59:36 -0700
Subject: How are you



How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your
family? I know that this letter will come to you as a
suprise as we don't know ourselves before,but be sure that
it is real and a genuine business.

I work in a bank here in London, and I choose to reach you
through this medium because it still remains the fastest
medium of communication.This is an urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you, involving money
transfer of GBP £36,759,000.

I was on a routine inspection and I discovered the dormant
domiciliary account with a Balance of " £36,759,000.00
pounds" (Thirty Six Million Seven Hundred And Fifty Nine
Thousand Pounds Sterlings), I also discovered that the
account holder has passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary
to the account.

Our bank will approve this money to any foreigner because
the former operator of the a/c is a foreigner and a
foreigner can only claim this money with legal claims to the
account Holder, therefore I need your cooperation in this
transaction, I will provide all necessary information needed
in order to transfer this money to your account.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand
in as the beneficiary of the fund.This is simple, and 100%
legal as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
provided and we will follow the normal banking transfer
procedures.Be rest assured that this transaction would be of
mutual benefit to both of us,after the transfer of this
money to your account,I agree that 35% of this money will be
for you, 5% for any expenses incured
by both parties and 60% will be for me.

I will detail you all the procedure to follow as soon as i
receive your positive response.

Reply if you are capable and willing to do this business.
Best Regards,
Mr. Hector Jamon

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