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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:
  • "to effect the transfer to your 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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: john kennedy <johnken573@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <johnkennedy6000@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:04:17 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT COOPERATION.



FROM JOHN KENNEDY
AUDITOR PRIME TRUST BOND COMPANY
LONDON.
DEAR SIR,

I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH TRUST AND FAITH DESPITE THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT MET. I AM HOPEFUL THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER MY PROPOSAL AND GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT DUE TO THE BENEFITS ATTACHED. I AM THE AUDITOR OF THE MENTIONED COMPANY AND AN ACCOUNT WITH the SUM OF $15M BELONGING TO ONE OF OUR GOOD CLIENT HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR ALMOST 9 MONTHS. THIS CLIENT IS MR FRED DESFIELD AN OIL CONSULTANT WORKING WITH BRITISH PETROLEUM HERE IN LONDON.

UNFORTUNATELUY MR DESFIELD WAS KILLED WHILE GOING TO WORK IN THE LAST BOMB BLAST THAT HAPPENED IN THE RAIL STATION IN LONDON. SINCE HIS DEATH OUR COMPANY HAVE TRIED TO LOCATE HIS RELATIONS INORDER FOR THEM TO KNOW OF THE DEPOSIT AND HAVE IT CLAIMED. ALL ATTEMPT TO LOCATE HIS RELATIONS FAILED AND IN THE VENT IF THAT, OUR COMPANY IS ABOUT TO MOVE THE FUNDS TO THE BRITISH TREASURY DEPARTMENT FOR CHARITY UTILIZATION.
HOWEVER, SINCE I AM MONITORING THIS ACCOUNT,

I AM THEREFORE CONTACTING YOU TO COOPERATE WITH ME FOR US TO CLAIM THE MONEY. I HAVE ALL THE DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT. IF YOU AGREE, I WILL PRESENT YOU TO OUR COMPANY AS THE RELATION WHO HAVE JUST SURFACED TO CLAIM THE MONEY AND WE WILL USE A LEGAL AFFIDAVIT FROM THE LEGALL DEPARTMENT TO BACK THE CLAIM SO THAT OUR COMPANY WILL AUTHORIZE THE BANK WHERE THE FUNDS IS HELD TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT. I AM ASSURING YOU THERE WON'T BE ANY PROBLEM.
PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED REPLY ME THROUGH THIS ALTERNATIVE EMAIL johnkennedy6000@yahoo,fr for more information. this transaction will be concluded within 7 days and your share from the deal is 30% while the rest belong to i and one other insider.
treat as urgent as possible while expecting your reply.

Best Regards,
John Kennedy.
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