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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: sue.shaw@scu.edu.au
Reply-To: guoping235@yahoo.cn
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:23:47 GMT
Subject: Business Transaction.


Bills & Exchange Manager.
Yokohama Funds Managers.
Email: gouping111@yahoo.cn
Beijing, China.
Dear Sir, Madam,
PRIVATE AND URGENT.
I am Mr. Yao Guoping the Bills and exchange Manager of the Yokohama Funds Managers, a private Management firm here in China.
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.
PROPOSITION;
As assets Manager, We discovered an abandoned sum of (Twenty Million United states Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his Entire family in an accident.
Since His death, none of his next-of-kin or relatives has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir. The funds cannot leave His account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased with proper proof as indicated in the Banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, we now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all documentation will be carefully worked out by us for the funds (Twenty Million United states Dollars) to be released in your favor as the beneficiary's next of kin.
It may interest you to note that we have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the holding Bank here in China for necessary approvals in your favor before the transfer can be made.
We shall be compensating you with 3 Million Dollars on final conclusion of this project, while the rest shall be for us. Your share stays with you while the rest shall be for us for.
I await your response so that further information can be released to you on the above subject.
Please reply to my private email : gouping111@yahoo.cn
Regards,
Mr.Yao Guoping.
Bills & Exchange Manager

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