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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: "Ejner Andersen" <ejnerandersen45@yahoo.de>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:21:18 +0200
Subject: Kindly Acknowledge Receipt of Mail.

Dear Friend,

Firstly i apologise for intruding into your privacy, do
kindly permit me to introduce myself. I am Ejner Andersen, 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 number 801 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 Inheritance.

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.Ejner Andersen.

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.

Anti-fraud resources:

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