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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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: Richard Smith <richardsmith_asociados@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 19:01:42 +0000
Subject: Richard Smith& Asociados



Richard Smith& AsociadosAbogadosJosé Ortega y Gasset 37- 1°- B28006 Madrid Spain. Complement of the day.I am a solicitor at law.I am the personal Counsel to citizen of your country,who is chairman of multinational company here in Spain.Before his death On the 11th of march 2004 my client, his wife And their two children were killed by bomb blast through terrorist attack in madrid train station all the occupant of the coach were killed.My client deposited the sum of euro10.5m in prime bank here in spain.for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he is on leave. Since his death I have made several inquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his last name over the Internet,to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. particularly the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the fund confisicated within the nextfourteen official working days since I have been unsuccesfull in locating his relatives. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last names so that the proceeds of this fund valued at 10.5 million euro will be claimed by you and then you and i can share the money. 40% comes to me and 60% goes to you.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further. Best regards.
Gerardo Martinez

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