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

Fraud email example:

From: "mark david" <markdavid770@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:25:16 +0530
Subject: URGENT TRANSACTION


I am devid mark of ZENITH INTERNATION BANK.I am the personel account
manager of Mr patrick (Snr.) a nationale of your country, who used to work
with shell development company here in Nigeria.On the 22nd September
2004,our customer, his wife And their three children were involved in a car
accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries
to your embassy to locate any of his extended relatives this has also
proved unsuccessful After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his
family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in
repartrating the money and property left behind by our customer before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by our bank where he deposited
sum off US$20 million dollars in our bank theZENITH INTERNATION BANK the
banking guidelines of ZENITH INTERNATION BANK stipulates that if such
money remained unclaimed for over a period of time 2 years and few
months, with the account unservicable the money will be onfisicated and
this will happen after the next then days if nobody comes for the money
Since we have not seen any body for the money and his property for the
last two years and our bank has been notifying the Rotary club for the past
one year,now I seek your consent to present yourself as the next of kin of
the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of
this account valued at US$20 million dollars can be paid to you and then
you and me can share the money. I guarantee that this will be executed
under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law. Please, kindly get in touch with me through this email Best regards,
devid mark
<http://us.f545.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?DMid870_4205392_421_444_53_0_377_-1_0&YYƒ53&inc%&order wn&sortÚte&pos
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