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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:
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • "i will give you 35% " (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: malik zainab <malikzainabx3@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: malikzainabx1@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:37:29 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY malick_0017@yahoo.fr


Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not
meet your personal ethics although, I wish to use this
medium to get in touch with you first because it's
fastest means.

I am an external auditor of a well known bank here in
the United Kingdom. In one of our peroidic auditing I
discorverd a dormant accounts with holding balance of
52,000,000 (Fifty Two Million British Pounds) which
has not been operated for the past three years. From
my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this
account, a foreigner by name Mr.Gregory .B.Wilson died
in plane crash in July 19,2003 and since then nobody
has done anything as regards the claiming of this
money because he has no family members who are aware
of the existence of neither the account nor the funds.


I have secretly discussed this matter with a top
senior minister official of the federal ministry of
finance here and we have agreed to find a reliable
foreign partner to deal with us although due to his
possition he did not want to take active part but as
soon as you follow my instructions everything will be
successfull because we will be woking hand in hand
with him. We thus propose to do business with
you,standing in as the next of kin of these funds from
the deceased and after due legal processes have been
followed the fund will be released to your account
without delay and we will use it for investment and to
assist the less privelaged in the society because if
we left the fund with the government it will be
fortified for nothing and will be used to suppress the
poor masses in the society.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles
as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from
drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal
act.Finally, I will give you 35% for your
coporation,5% will be for expenses both parties might
have
incurred during this process. On receipt of your
response I will furnish you with detailed
clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit
transaction.

You should send me Your account information as states
below where you like the money to be transfer so that
i can send application for the release of the fund
immediatelly with your account information.Even an
empty account is ok.

Bank Name..............
Bank Address...........
Beneficiary Name.......
Account Number.........
Swift Code.............
Your Tel/Fax Number....
Routing Number.........
State & Country........

I look forward to hear from you as soon as possible if
you are interested.

Regards,
Mr MALIK








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