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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: John Thompson <john.thompson_112@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: john_thompson112@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:56:47 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE NEEDED


Dear Friend,

I am John Thompson 22yrs, the only surviving son of late Mr. Garry Thompson who was a victim of the recent political crisis in my country Nairobi capital city of Kenya .

Please view the below website which will explain more about my country.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F052CF10-EF68-4639-8187-7B160D99B3F1.htm

before the death of parent, my late father revealed to me that he deposited the sum of 4.8 Million United States Dollars and 100kg of Gold Dust in two metallic boxes in a security company and made me the next-of-kin, been a Gold Merchant who travels from Nairobi to Ghana to buy Gold Dust and sale in large scale to foreigners who has refineries abroad.

I want to use this opportunity to explain my present situation as the United Nation came to our rescue and moved us with UN Flight to Ghana ; presently I am representing the BUJUMBURAM REFUGEE CAMP, in Accra-Ghana.

Two days ago, I went to the security company director in order to confirm and take possession of my inherited consignment containing cash. For security reasons my late father deposited the two consignment boxes as “FAMILY VALUEABLES”

The security company director made me to understand that my late father made an agreement that I must provide a foreign beneficiary “PARTNER” who will stand as the foreign beneficiary to my consignment box containing 4.8 Million USD and 100kg Gold Dust in area of investment.

I am contacting you been a foreigner to come into PARTNERSHIP with me in order for you to claim and receive my funds in your country and also to enable me further my education.

I have decided to compensate you with 20% of the total some, have also set aside 10% for re-imbursement of any expenses that might come up during this transaction

I look forward to hear from you to enable me furnish you with the necessary documents which my late father used in depositing the funds and made me the next-of-kin which are the Deposit Certificate and Agreement deed for your perusal.

Thanks and God Bless You,
John Thompson

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