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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 united states 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)
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • @yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "don otti" <donotti10@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:06:27 +0100
Subject: Looking forward to your urgent response


*Dear Sir,*

* *

*I am a Banker with one of the financial institution in my country. I am
writing to you following an opportunity in my office that will be of mutual
benefit to both of us.*

* *

*In my Branch I discovered an abandoned sum of|(US$75,000,000.00) Seventy
Five Million United States Dollars only in an account that belongs to one of
our foreign customers late: Morris Thompson, 61, of Fairbanks, Alaska. An,
American who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash with Alaska
Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and
only daughter. You shall read more about the crash on visiting the below
site.*

* *

*http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/. *

* *

*I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / Beneficiary to the
deceased so that this said funds can be paid to you. This will be disbursed
or shared in these percentages, 70% to me and 30% to you.*

* *

*Please, provide me with the following information of yours:*

* *

*1. Full Name*

*2. Full office and residential address*

*3. Your Telephone and Fax, Number*

*4. Your working status*

*5. Your age*

*6. Your marital status*

* *

*Your urgent response will be highly appreciated, as I will not forget to
let you know that I have perfected every thing about the transfer of the
said funds to you as his next of kin before contacting you.*

* *

*Looking forward to your urgent response and advice, via **don.otti**@
yahoo.com***

* *

*Don Otti*

*+233-24-34-65-702*

*E-mail: **don.otti <http://www.yahoo.com/r/ia>@yahoo.com***

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