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

Fraud email example:

From: "usman Danfodio" <danfodio404@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:13:25 +0000
Subject: AN OPEN LETTER TO YOU DEAR FRIEND .

International Commercial Bank.
8 Nima Avenue, Ring Road Central
P.M.B., G.P.O, Accra, Ghana


I am Mr. Usman Danfodio, I work with International
Commercial Bank, Accra , Ghana as the accounting
officer to Late Engr Mermerk Berk who died in an Auto
accident in 1999.
Before his death he made a numbered fixed deposit
with the treasury department of the bank valued at
Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars Only .It is over six years now and all efforts
to reach his next of kin has proved abortive.Records
in the treasury deposit forms and at the Ghana Gold
Mining and Metallurgical company where he worked as
a consulting Engineer reveals no contact address of a
possible relatives or next of kin.

Due to this prevailing circumstances,the Bank Head
of Treasury Department has confided in me to produce
a next of kin that shall claim the said money. This is
the reason I am sending this mail to you.

There is no risk as we shall be involved as
insiders thus making the transaction 100% risk free.

Below are information of the treasury deposit of Late
Mr. Mermerk Berk which is strictly private and
confidential,

Treasury code: T.C.U.654187650000
File number 7614229877000
Access code 765439870000

Should you be interested in doing this transaction
with us and acting as the next of kin to Late Mr
Mermerk Berk, feel free to update us with the
requirements as stated below.

1. Name: ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.
2. Residential address: ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­
3. Phone numbers: ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­
4. Country: ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.

I look forward to hear from you and to advise you on
how best we shall consummate this transaction.

Best regards
Mr. Usman Danfodio* *

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