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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:
  • "% will be for you" (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: Sir Andrew Jukes <ceoleechung0@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: andrewjukes01@msn.com
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:42:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Estate of Jose Carlos (urgent information).



£47,350,000.00 MILLION&nbsp;POUNDS STERLING&nbsp;BELONING TO LATE MR. JOSE CARLOS&nbsp;&nbsp;THE&nbsp;HSBC
EQUATOR BANK PLC&nbsp;LONDON UK&nbsp;EQUITY FUND PRICES &nbsp;&nbsp; OFFER: 10,708.19&nbsp; BID: 10,254.71My
name is&nbsp;Sir Andrew Jukes&nbsp;I am the Account Manager and head Of computing department of a bank here in London.
Mind you that I got your contact from our chamber of commerce. There is
an account opened in this bank in 2004 belonging to Late Mr.&nbsp;Jose
Carlos who died&nbsp;April 20th, 2008 leaving the account Dormant without a
Next of Kin. Before his death he deposited a total sum of £47.350M
[Forty seven Million, three hundred and fifty Pounds Sterling]. which I
and my partner agreed to make you his Next of Kin and have the funds transferred to your account
for sharing and investment under your custody to avoid the management confistigating the funds/his estate here.
&nbsp;
The
transaction is 100% risk free relationship, all that is required from
you is your reliablity, trust and not to sit on the funds when it gets
into your account over there. The fund will be shared according to the
agreed percentage 45% will be for you, while 55% will be for me. As an
insider in the bank I will provide all the necessary/relevant
documentations in your name as the Sole beneficiary which will be sent
to you for your immediate action. You are the only person in the world
that I have revealed this life fortune to. Thanks Sincerely&nbsp; Sir&nbsp;Andrew Jukes&nbsp;[BLS]
London Regional Director
+44. 704-572-2401


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