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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:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Smith" <chsmith1003@gmail.com>
Reply-To: charles100411@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:02:24 -0700
Subject: Pls. reply urgently


Sir,

RE: REQUEST FOR YOU TO STAND AS A NEXT OF KIN TO TRANSFER US$24.2 MILLION TO
YOUR PRIVATE/COMPANY ACCOUNT.

I was mandated by the Managing Director of Investec Bank South Africa, to
ascertain your interest and capability to Co-operate with us in actualizing
this highly rewarding project on transfer of funds to your country.

Are you willing to be presented as the bonafide next of kin to Mr. Morris
Miller, a crude oil merchant from Australia. Until his untimely death by the
Tsunami Disaster in Indonesia, Mr.Miller operated a fixed Deposit account of
TWENTY FOUR Million Two hundred thousand U.S Dollar(US$24,200,000.00) with
our bank.

After his death, the Bank made frantic efforts to contact the immediate
families in Australia in order to re-claim and transfer the ownership of the
fund. Unfortunately, the Bank discovered recently that the immediate
families of the depositor Mr. Miller were also drastically affected by
thesame Tsunami while on holidays. Apparently, the fund is now in full
custody of the Bank.

After a very serious survey, I and the CEO of the Bank decided to repatriate
this fund to a trustworthy and reliable Overseas bank account for high yield
investment Port-folios. The modality of disbursing the fund will be
discussed fully with the Bank-Account owner/provider, which we are offering
you.

All the documents empowering you to be Next of Kin/Beneficiary of the fund
will be perfectly secured in your name if you are interested in helping us
secure the fund. Transfer of this fund can be swiftly and successfully
implemented within 14 bank working days if you provide the necessary
overseas infrastructure required to realize the objective.

Please protect my position in my bank by keeping everything secret and
confidential until we transfer this funds to you.

Before we commence, you are required to send the undermentioned
informations:

(1) YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS.
(2) DIRECT CONTACT TEL/FAX NUMBERS.
(3) OCCUPATION AND NATIONALITY.

Be kind enough to confirm the receipt of this message for more
clarification.

Awaiting your reply.

Sincerely,

Mr. Charles Smith

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