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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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MARK ZEE <markzees6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <markzees1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:28:48 -0600
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED ASAP



Dear Friend,
Greetings!
Do accept my apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you. My name is Mark A Zee a british burn citicen, a bank accountant.
I wish to know if we can work together. I would like you to stand as the next of kin to my deceased client who made some deposits to my bank. He died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate.Fortunately, both of you have the same last name so it will be very easy to make you become his official next of kin.
If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you comprehensive details on what we are to do. I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.
Best regards,Mark Zee

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