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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mr leggreo <mr_leggreo4@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <leggalman190@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:04:26 +0100
Subject: From Mr Leggero Ishmeal




>From Mr Leggero Ishmeal

Dear Friend,

I am Mr Leggero I shmeal a banker with one of leading bank here in abidjan cote'diviore. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On 31 July, 2000,Mr. Andreas Schranner a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$20,400.000.00 (twenty million Four hundred thausand us Dollars) in our bank.

Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, I sent a reminder,and finally I discovered from his contract employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that,the bank customer ,Mr Andreas Schranner, perished in the Air France concorde New York bound flight with family; please click here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he declare his wife the next of kin to the fund deposited in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in our Bank.
This sum of US$20.400.000.00 is still sitting in our Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of the cote'divoire, at the expiration of 7(seven) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the cote'divoire Government if nobody applies as the next of kin to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to the fund,and so that the fund of this deceased bank customer will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.

This is simple, I will like you to apply as the next of kin to this fund through writing to the bank, your full informations shall be needed so that the bank can accord you the next of kin.I will feed you with the iformations that will put you in place as the next of kin.
A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me and 50% for you. There is no risk at all, as all the information for this transaction will be giving by me, and my position as the Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately .

Upon your acceptance, I shall then provide you with the application letter and more details that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
Please, observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply.
Mr Leggero Ishmeal.
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