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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)
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Munira Alkalid <munira_alkalid8@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: munira_alkalid@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:33:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Miss Munira Alkalid


DEAR FRIEND,

I am MUNIRA ALKALID. i am the Daughter of Mrs, Alkalid Alfares, an Sudan national who used to work with GOLD MINING COMPANY in ACCRA GHANA. The 11th of March 1998, my Father,my mother and my 2 brothers were involved in a car accident while on a picnic along ACCRA -KUMASI express road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Before the death of father he deposited the sum of $4.5m in (INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF GHANA) and place me as the next of kin to the deposited fund.

I am contacting you to assist me in claiming the money left behind by
my father before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this fund was deposited. Now, the (ICB)INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF GHANA where my father had the account value of USD4.5M, bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account terminated within the next 3months. I now seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin to the deposited fund, so that the proceeds
of this account valued at USD$4.5M can be paid to you and you and I can help me use the money and invest for me in your country.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we will make. All I require is your honesty and cooperation to enable us conclude the transfer. I guarantee that this will
be done under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.

SINCERELY.

Miss Munira Alkalid.

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