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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 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: "Mr.Johari Shahdan" <survey@affinbank.com.my> (may be fake)
Reply-To: shahdan_j@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:39:04 -0800
Subject: CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:
This mail transmission is been sent by a bank. It contains information that is confidential, privileged, proprietary, or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. There is no intent on the part of the sender to waive any privilege,including the attorney-client privilege, that may attach to this communication.
I am Mr Johari Shahdan, a bank manager. A deceased client of our bank, who hereinafter shall be referred to as our client, died as the result of a heart-related condition in November 2005.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at 4.7 million dollars is lodged.
The Government has issued a notice to all banks because there is a government gazzette/mandate/authorising all banks to freeze or consificate any account that has not been servicable in a long period of time,this is geared towards capital flight for the economy.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary, since you have the same last name with my deseased client, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.
All legal documents to back up your claim as his next-of-kin will be provided, as i would be contacting his attorney to help us acquire all the legal documents,all I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology but if not, then contact me at once to indicate your interest.
Best regards,
Mr.Johari Shahdan.

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