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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)
  • "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)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "abdulsamad2 Gazeta.pl" <abdulsamad2@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: abdulsamad_50@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:17:52 +0200
Subject: LETTER FROM ABDUL.


FROM MR ABDUL SAMAD.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
UNION TOGOLAISE DE BANQUE,(U.T.B)
LOME- TOGO.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr Abdul Samad,Auditing And Accounting Unit,Foreign Operation
Department Union Togolaise De Banque Lome Togo. With due respect and
regard.I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be
very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person Mr G.C Badran
who died on the 26th of December 2003 with his wife and their only
daughter.They travelled to IRAN on holiday and unfotunantely, they were
involved in an Earthquake which occoured in Bam on the 26th of December 2003
in IRAN which claim about 25 thausand lives in the Earthquake . Since then I
have made several enquiries to their embassy here to locate any of his
extended family relatives, but all efforts proved abortive.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over the business directory in our chamber of commerce, trade and tourism,
to locate any member of his family hence my contacting you. I contact you to
assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$9.5 million left behind before
it gets confiscated or declared unclaimed by our Bank where this huge amount
was deposited.

Our Bank has issued a notice to provide his next of kin and Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one year , I seek the
consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased deposited sum in
our Bank so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for the transfer. I have all necessary
information and legal documents needed to back you up for the claim which i
payed greatly to acquire.All I require from you is your honest cooperation
to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this attract no
risk at all for it will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.

On the receipt of your response via the above email address ,I will furnish
you with a detailed larification .

Sincerely,
Abdul Samad

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