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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: kan joe <mr_kan_joe45@live.fr>
Reply-To: <mr_kan_joe1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:31:16 +0100
Subject: THIS MAIL IS FROM MR KAN JOE.



Dear Friend.
I am Mr.Kan Joe, Manager of Gramd Bank Of Benin. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.On June 6, 2005, a foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the National Oil Corporation of my country, Mr.Richard Moss made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty- five Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Oil Export Corporation that Mr. Richard Moss died from an automobile accident. 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 Mr. Richard Moss did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. one will ever come forward to claim it.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.Richard Moss so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.The money will be paid into any of your account for us to share It and in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.
Please send me an mail with further information about yourself before we proceed further.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email.
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Kan Joe.

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