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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)
  • "await your urgent response" (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: "Mr.Jason Kane" <jjkane1945@gmx.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:31:38 -0300
Subject: Please Endeavour to Acknowledge Receipt.

Dear Friend,

Firstly i apologise for intruding into your privacy, do kindly permit me to
introduce myself. I am Jason Kane, a staff with Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)
South Africa. I have taken time out to source the right individual, which is
your humble self. I possess valuable and classified information of great
interest which i wish to share with you.

I also need to ascertain your dispositions towards receiving and utilising
information from me that guarantees you being legally acknowledged as the
sole surviving relative of an investor (name with-held) who died in Korean
Air Line, flight number801 on 6th of August 1997 without naming a next of
kin to his fund in my bank. And for your perusal you can view this site:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list

I would want you to understand that this is a DEAL.

I have all the legal and banking details of the deceased client that will
facilitate putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and
ultimately transfer of the $15.5M.

Consequently, my proposal is that i will like you as a Foreigner to stand
in as the next of kin of the funds deposited in my bank. I am writing you
because since am a public servant, i cannot operate a foreign account.

Contact me with your full legal names and contact telephone number for
further verbal correspondence.

You must maintain a great deal of confidentiality towards this endeavour.

I await your urgent response.

Thanks and my regards.
Mr.Jason Kane

NOTE: If however, you are not disposed to assist, kindly delete/destroy
this email in view of the confidentiality of the proposed transaction and
interest of personalities involved.

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