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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (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: "Ken Morgan" <ken3morgan@iglide.net>
Reply-To: ken2morgan@iglide.net
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 14:49:07 -0000
Subject: FROM Mr. Ken Morgan




FROM Mr. Ken Morgan



Dearest,



I am Mr. Ken Morgan , The Assistant manager, Bills and Exchange at

the Foreign Remittance Department of one of the leading banks in

West Africa.Which will be disclosed to you on your acceptance to

assist me.Meanwhile I got your email address through the internet

while I was searching for someone to assist me in this

transaction.However I am writing these letter to ask for your

support and cooperation to carry out this transaction opportunity

in my department.We discovered an abandoned sum of $1 2,500

,000.00 (Twelve million five hundred thousand United States

Dollars only) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign

customers who died along with his entire family of a wife and a

daughter in October 31,1999. On a plane crash of October

31,1999[With Egyptian airline 990]with other passengers.Please

confirm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm

Late Mr.William Barnes worked with Oil Services & Petrochemical

Exchange (OPE) Limited,West Africa a Petroleum Company in

collaboration with Chevron Canada.



Since we heard of his death, we have been expecting his next of

kin to apply and put claims for his money as the heir, because we

cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies

for claim as the next of kin to the deceased as indicated in our

banking guidelines.Unfortunately, neither their family member nor

distant relative has ever appeared to claim the said fund.

Upon this discovery, I and other officials in my department have

agreed to make business with you and release the total amount into

your account as the heir of the fund since no one came for it or

discovered the maintained account with our bank, otherwise the

fund will be returned to the banks treasury as unclaimed fund. We

have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as stated thus;30%

for you as foreign partner,70% for us the officials in my

department.



MY REASON FOR DOING THIS TRANSACTION:



Then upon the successful completion of this transfer,I and one of

my colleagues will come to your country and mind our share. It is

from our 70% we intend to establish charity organization in our

country as a way to help the handicapped and less privileged. To

commence this transaction, we require you to immediately

indicate your interest by providing the below informations



1.Your full name

2.Your personal telephone/fax number

3.Your country of origin and residence

4.Your age and

5.Your Profession



to enable us send you a claim application form which you have to

fill and send to the bank as the next of kin for necessary

approvals before the transfer can be made.



ASSURANCE:

Personally I have every documents that will enable us put the claim

forward and inherit the fund nevertheless this transaction is

legal.Moreso my bank will effect the payment to any one who will

apply for the claim to the depositor as long as the person has the

required documents and information regarding this fund.I have all

the required information and documents in my possession which I

will send to you when required by the bank.Please I would

appreciate if you will keep it away from the knowledge of the bank

that I am providing you with the required information.



NOTE:

This transaction must be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

because of its nature.

I look forward to receiving your prompt response to

enable us proceed.

Please reply me through my private email ken21morgan@aol.fr

Yours sincerely,



Mr. Ken Morgan.

Please reply me through my private email ken21morgan@aol.fr

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