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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)
  • "00,000.00" (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: "Ms Rita Briggs" <r.briggs26@peru.com>
Reply-To: r.briggs20@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 12:31:42 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL


ACCURIST HOUSE
44 BAKER STREET
ST. MARYLEBONE
LONDON
W14 7BE
UNITED KINGDOM



PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Friend,


We act as solicitors and our services have been retained by Suliaman Jaffar
Khan, now late and herein referred to as our client. On behalf of the late
Suliaman Jaffar Khan, I write to notify you that my late client has made
you a beneficiary to the bequest sum of Eight million Three Hundred
Thousand British Pounds(£8,300,000.00) in the codicil to his will and last
testament.You were recommended by his mentor.

Suliaman Jaffar Khan died on the 28th of March 2004 after a brief illness
at the age of 83. Until his death, he was a consultant to several Oil and
Gas companies. He had lived in the United States of America and a host of
other countries before he came to Cairn Energy PLC, an oil and gas
exploration and production company based in the United Kingdom. He was a
knight in the Church and also belonged to several non-governmental and
scientific organizations.Also he was a great philanthropist and a Paul
Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club International.


This bequest is to support his activities, humanitarian services and help
to the less privileged. In accordance with our inheritance laws, you are
required to apply for Claims through this law firm to the Royal Bank of
Scotland,London United Kingdom, where this fund was deposited. We are
perfecting arrangements to complete the transfer of this inheritance to you.


You are required forward the following details of yours for verification
and re-confirmation. They are as follows:

1. Full names
2. Address
3. Occupation
4. Age
5. Telephone and Fax Numbers



Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter immediately by contacting me

Yours Faithfully,
Ms Rose Briggs Esq. (LLB Hons.)
Senior Partner

Anti-fraud resources:

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