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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)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: martin alex <martins3215@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <martins321@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:59:28 -0600
Subject: Due Respect



Dear Friend
I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal, Though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but my confidence was reposed on you. It is with a high sense of esteem and perception of your business potentials that made me to disclose this deal to you, with full confidence that you will keep the transaction secret and confidential both now and in future.In order to transfer the sum of GBP15m from our bank here in London. I have the courage to look for a reliable person who will be capable and honest for this important transaction, believing that you will not let my effort down in future; I am Mr. Martin Alex, the auditor and computing staff of.Barclays.Bank here in the UK.There is an account opened in this bank since 1999 and since 2003 it has not been operated by any one, after my investigation in some files I could lay my hands upon, I discovered that if I do not remit this urgent in an account urgently, it will be confiscated by our bank. The owner of this account is late Mr Andreas Schranner and property magnate who was based in the U.K., who happens to be our client.On the 25th of July 2000,Mr Andreas, his wife Maria,their daughter Andrea Eich,her husband Christian,and their children Katharina and Maximilian all died in the Air Franceconcord plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stmMy dear, nobody knows about this account or anything about this account, it is at this junctures that I deem your assistance to remit this money into your account. I am only contacting you as a friend and partner and as well a foreigner, who will not betray me or try to cheat me when have received this money. I know that this massage will come to you as a surprise as you do not know both do I know you this transaction is real, and one hundred percent risk free, and hoping you will be of immense assistance to each other when the transaction has been concluded.Pls get back to me immediately with the following information:1)Your full names and contact address.2)Telephone When the transfer is approved and payment schedule is allocated overseas through our offshore payment representative for final clearance and signing of the payment released form to you as the beneficiary of funds. I want us to meet face in a round table meeting concern the success of this transaction to discuss the percentage of sharing the money. Or sign a binding agreement to bind us together in this transaction, so that we can receive this money into your nominated Bank account or any account of your choice.I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner, where we can receive these funds as the real beneficiary of money. I need your co-operation to make this dream a reality; I am ready to give 25% out of the total sum of money upon the conclusion of transaction with you. I need your assurance that we can work together to achieve your ideal are welcome.

Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.BEST REGARDMr. Martin AlexBARCLAYS BANK RUTHWELL,DUMFRIES DGI4NN WESTLONDON UK
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