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

Fraud email example:

From: fedash ahmed <fedash_a1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <fedash01@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:08:30 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT




FROM fedash ahmedThe accountant general.B.O.A ATTN : Prospective partner, A CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSALI'm the accountant General of the bank of Africa Ouagadougou, Burkina faso .I discovered in a DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT favoring a foreign customer , the floating sum of US$15,000,000 (fifteen million Us dollars). Available record reviewed that the floating sum belonged to a GERMAN citizen named Mr.ANDREAS SCHRANNER who died in a plane crash with his entire family .He has no next of kin knowledgeable to the existence of this fund. Visit the web-site as posted dated .http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm What you are required to do implicitly is to put up an application to the bank as his nominated next of kin by his extended family in GERMANY which is a workable approach irrespective of your Nationality hence ,you will stand by the power of such nomination as his cousin resident in where you are today to claim this fund into your account for both of us. I shall give you 30% in respect of your account provided for the transfer and any little expenses uncured during the period of the reclamation process.
My proposition is not mandatory hence, you have the latitude of choice which is clearly stated from the outset.However, this proposition is a remunerative one as its indispensable advantage is inestimable if viewed from a vantage point. I'm optimistic that your indulgence will incredibly usher in success if vividly pursued to a glaring levels.We must aschew flippancy and maintain exceptional confidentiality to an extensive degree which is an explicit condition demanded to succeed ina transaction of this magnitude. You should not entertain any form of trapidation because this transaction is hitch free to be precise and is capable of bringing us gretification. I will inform you further in your acceptance and positive response. Regards,fedash ahmed
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