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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:
  • "levy " (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. )
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Felix N. Dumbar." <bagazar25@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: felixdumba@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:58:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: KINDLY ASSIST ME PLEASE!


From: Mr. Felix N. Dumbar.
41, Rue Avenida Lonato
B.P. 25014. Lome - Togo.

With due respect, I am Mr. Felix N. Dumbar, An accountant “NORTH ATLANTIC SECURITIES SARL” here in Lome-Togo. Late Mr. Levy Shimony, is the customer of our company who died on 14th of August, 2005 with his entire family in plane crash at Greece,the website: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/14/greece.crash/.

Meanwhile, I secretly knew concerning his deposited funds with our company been the total sum of (US$10.500, 000.00M), “Ten million five hundred thousand dollars” deposited in our security company. My Dear, since death him and his family, there is none of his relative apply for the claim because he died with his next of kin, Then I decided to seek for your assistance to stand as the next of kin to the decease deposited funds with all the documents of proofs to enable the security company release the total amount to you as the beneficiary.

However, if such deposit happens to stay longer it will be confiscated by the government as unclaimed deposit. Upon this discovery, I have agreed to make business with you in order to release the funds from the security company to you as the beneficiary of the deposit, since no one came for it or discovered he deposited such thing with our Firm. I have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as stated thus 40% for you as foreign partner, 60% for me.

Therefore, I will appreciate your urgent response as soon as you receive this mail to confirm your interest to assist me towards my request with you and also ensure that you send me your direct telephone number where I can reach for further details on this transaction.

Looking forward to hear your positive response.

Best Regard,
Mr. Felix N. Dumbar.


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