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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Tracy Evans" <tracye500@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tevans_banker@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:32:15 -0700
Subject: l am contacting you


Dear friend,

I am Mrs Trecy Evans [ from USA ] married with late Dr Raymond Evans.I have
a cocealed business suggestion for you. Please do not say that you dont know
me for that you will not help me.My husband died few years ago with his
business pertner when they were off to scotland for a business trip. After
every thing I went to the bank they were opprating as the next of kin to my
late husband they said that the two parties must be involve.When I went
through their documents I found out that his partner did not declare any
next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank and
no where to find information regarding his contact every thing about him
were known by my husband.

So according to the bank information they said that I should contact a
foreigner who will stand as the next of kin before I can be able to claim
his money. The amount is US$25,000,000
I am contacting you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to my late
husband's business partner and also the beneficially. All I need is your
trustworthines to be able to entrust the above said amount and help me with
the investments opporturnities.

If this correspondence interest you, please feel free to contact me
providing your telephone number. l will provide you with the necessary
documents and the bank informatioin as the next of kin which you will send
to the bank for the processing of the money. Please do not ignore this
correspondence and that should be between two of us only because of the
volume of the money
I await your urgent reply
Regards and Respect

TRECY EVANS [ WIDOW ]

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