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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 amount 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)
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: paul caleb <paulcal02@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: paulcal06@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:07:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TRANSACTION URGENT REPLY


ATTN:Hans van den Berg


I am Mr Paul Caleb , a Manager at the Siab Bank here in togo. Recently we discovered a Dormant Account with a huge amount of Money Valued USD14,000,000.00 (FOURTEEN Million Dollars only) that belongs to one of our late Customer who died in a plane crash in october 1999.

During the period of our Investigation we discovered that the deceased died along with his family, leaving behind no will and nobody to come for the claim as his
next of kin. The Banking law here stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed for eight years, it will be forfeited to the Bank's Treasury as an unclaimed bill. It is only a foreigner that can stand as a next of kin.

It is upon this discovery that I decided to contact you to collaborate with you to pull out this dormant fund. I have it in mind to use 10% of the fund for Expences during the transfer, and another 30% of the money to you if this proposal meets your interest.
What I want from you is for you to act as the deceased next of kin.

I have in my possession, all thenecessary Documents to successfully accomplish the operation.Further Information will be given to you as soon as I receive your positive response.

Best Regards.
Mr Paul Caleb





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