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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "with absolute secrecy" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Micheal Eke Woods <wood223@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <micekewood1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:37:07 +0000
Subject: TREAT PERSONAL



HELLO,
I APOLOGIZE IF THE CONTENTS OF THIS LETTER ARE CONTRARY TO YOUR MORALETHICS,BUT PLEASE TREAT WITH ABSOLUTE SECRECY AND PERSONAL.I AM MRMICHEAL EKE WOODS THE ATTORNEY TO LATE ENGR.ROBERT PAUL

ENGR ROBERT PAUL WHO TILL HIS DEATH,WAS WORKING WITH CAPPA ANDDALBERTO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LONDON.
ENGR ROBERT PAUL WITH IS FAMILY DIED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN ENGLAND ON21ST SEPTEMBER 1991,AND HIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT US7,0000,000.00 WITH THEFINANCE HOUSE HAS BEEN UNCLAIM DUE TO UNAVAILIBILITY OF NEXT OF KIN ORRELATIVES TO CLAIM HIS ESTATE,SINCE HIS SON WHOM HE USED AS NEXT OFKIN DIED IN THE CRASH.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ES-CHEAT LAWS OF ENGLAND,THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSOF THE FINANCE HOUSE MET AND RESOLVED TO TURN THE ESTATE OF THEDECEASED OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT IF I CAN GET THE NEXT OF KIN OF THEDECEASED,BECAUSE THEY HAVE WAITED FOR TOO LONG WITHOUT THE DECEASED NEXT OF KINOR RELATIVE TO CLAIM THE FUND.

IN VIEW OF THIS,AM SEEKING YOUR CO-OPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING TO STANDAS THE DECEASED NEXT OF KIN TO ENABLE US CLAIM THE FUND BEFORE THETIME AND PERIOD GIVEN BY THE FINANCE HOUSE ELASPE.I KNOW WE BOTH HAVE NOTMET BEFORE,BUT I KNOW WITH TRUST AND HONESTY WE CAN WORK THIS PROJECTOUT.

BE REST ASSURED IS A RISK FREE PROJECT,YOUR REWARD IN THIS PROJECT.35%IS FOR YOU AND 10% GOES FOR ANY EXPENSES WE BOTH CONTRIBUTE TOWARDSTHIS PROJECT,WHY 10% GOES TO ANY ORPHANAGE HOME WE BOTH AGREED ON.WHY 45%GOES TO ME,PLEASE IF INTERESTED.DO FORWARD YOUR FULL NAME,SEX ANDAGE.OCCUPATION AND RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.

BEST REGARDS,MICHEAL EKE WOODS(ESQ).

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