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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MUHAMMED MALIK <malik_muhammed2006@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:53:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: INVESTMENT WITH YOU.



Dear Brother,

My name is Malik Muhammed ,a citizen of Saudi Arabia but based in London.
The photo your are seeing is that of my friend late King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz who died in 2005.Before his death, he deposited the sum of $5.5 million united states dollars with a bank in London which no one has claimed uptill now.
I have every detailed information to get this funds transfered to your personal bank account .Here you will be portrayed as the beneficiary next of kin to my late friend.

This deal is 100% risk free as I have all it takes to have a smooth transfer of this funds to your nominated bank account in your country or any country of your choice within 2 working days depending on when we conclude with the transfer arrangements.I promise to give to you 50% of the total sum for your effort input towards the realization and transfer of the said funds to your bank account.
You can visit this website for more information http://www.kingfahdbinabdulaziz.com/

Note that I will be doing this with you based on trust and please do not betray this trust I will bestow on you as my fellow muslim brother.On agreement to do this with me,I want you to send to me your full names,contact address as well as your full banking information.It is very important for you to send to me your phone number for easy communication.

I look forward to hearing from you soonest.

Good luck as go on in this venture to make ourselves great.

Yours,
Malik Muhammed.



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