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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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: david abuoma <david.abuoma73@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <david_abuoma77@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:03:44 +0000
Subject: My letter !



" Requesting for your urgent co-operation & partnership " Dear friend, This letter is strictly personal,intimate and confidential. STATUS & NATURE OF TRANSACTION: During an annual Auditing in the bank,the (BCB)where i am currently working as the head of the Account's section,a huge sum of money was discovered standing unclaimed,which originally belonged to a deceased customer of my bank,by name Dr.George W Brumley,who died in a tragic plane crash incident of SATURDAY,19th DAY of JULY,2003 along with his wife-Jean and three of their children,at Lenana Peak-Mount Kenya. Re-confirm this incident through:(http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp? Page=LifeStory&PersonId=1177881) and more details on(http://www.caa.co.za/publications_files/CAA% 20Media%20Scan/July%202003/23.7.03.htm). This fund has been dormant in his account with the Bank,without anyone putting up claim/claims over the funds,either from his family or relation,because he did not indicate any next of kin or beneficiary,to whom this account should be entrusted to,in any case of death.He was operating this account secretly before his death.According to the Financial/Banking and Allied Matters Act,such funds after a period of 3 to 4 years,without any claimant/Next of Kin coming forward for it,will be returned to the Bank Treasury as unclaimed bills.The said amount involved is U.S $14.1m (Fourteen Million,One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). If you agree to provide a foreign bank account,where this money would be transfered,then we will start off immediately.We shall tender an application to my bank here,for the remmittance of this money,into your bank account overseas,as the bonafide "next-of-kin" to the deceased customer. On conclusion of transaction,you will be entitled to a 35% of the total money as gratification for your assistance,in helping clear the funds overseas,while a total sum of 5% will be set aside to take care of any expenses that will come up during the time of execution,such as tel.bills,fax messages e.t.c,while rest 60% will be for me. Keep this transaction a "top secret" because i am still in active service and will resign once we conclude transaction.I will be monitoring every situation here in my bank & shall fly down to your Country to meet you in person as soon as you confirm money in your account. All other necessary information,i will relay to you as soon as i hear from you.Get back to me as soon as possible,if you are interested and ready to help conclude this transaction. (Thanks) Abuoma David.
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