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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE FILE" <o_barr29@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 05:25:58 +0100
Subject: =?WINDOWS-1256?Q?REPLY:_URGENT_AND_CONFIDENTIALY=FE?=


*Atten Dear:Sir / Madam*
* *
*In order to transfer out (USD16.6 MILLION) United StatesDollars) from
AFRICA DEVELOPMENTBANK .I have the courage to ask for your assistance to
handle this important and confidential business believing that i will never
let you down. I, Mr. Davis Mark Position Auditing Department Office AFRICA
DEVELOPMENTBANK herein Benin Republic. there is an account opened in this
bank in 1982 and since2001 nobody has operated on this account again. After
going through someold files in the records, I discovered that if I do not
remit this moneyout urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.The owner of
this accountis a foreigner, and he was a miner at CIVOTTGOLD MINNING SARL.
and he was a Geologist by profession and he died since1992 in plane crash.*
* *
*No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the
account has no other beneficiary or next of kin and my investigation proved
to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and
the amount involved is (USD 16.6 M) United States Dollars).I want to
transfer the [USD16.6 M] United States Dollars into a safe foreigners
partner abroad , but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as
a foreigner because this money can not be approved to any africa person
here, but can only be approved to any foreign person because the money is in
us dollars and the former owner of the account is a foreigner too. I know
that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves
before,but be sure that it is real and agenuine business.You are the only
person that I have contacted in this business,so please reply urgently so
that I will inform you the next step to take urgently.*
* *
*Send also your private telephone and fax number . I want us to meet face to
face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive
this money in your country in cash through our diplomat that we used to air
lift funds to shell and chevron oil companies in europe and america. I will
fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments after
you have confirmed the money in to your account,I am contacting you because
of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign foreign address as
beneficiary. I need your full co-operation tomake this work fine because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this fund, which I willgive to you later immediately, if you
are able and with capability to handle such amount in strict confidence and
trust according to my instructionsand advice for our mutual benefit because
this opportunity will never comeagain in my life.*
* *
*I need truthful person in this business because I don't want to make
mistake I need your strong assurance and trust. With my position now in the
office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable person, intact
pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. and I want to
remaind you that your share has been carculated at 35% of the total sum and
5 will map out for the transfer expenses .I waiting for your urgent reply so
that I will give you more informations about this transaction on how you can
receive this money in your country.if this proposal are well understood and
ready to proceed further with me provide me your information's immediately.*
* *
*This will help me to start the process of this operation.Contact me via my
this Email: (**mr.davismark@live.com* <mr.davismark@live.com>* ) *
*Regard.
Mr. Davis Mark *
**
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