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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)
  • "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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Matthew Ejeayor" <mattejeayor52@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mattejeayor@asiamail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:35:05 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,


*Dear Friend, *

* I wish to bestow this mutual trust in you, which I believe you will not
ignore or betray my godly bestowed trust in you, I also apologize in advance
for any in convenience this letter may cause you. I got your contact address
through business search personality with the Ghanian chamber of commerce and
i wish to solicit your cooperation for this business of great magnitude
however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour
against your will.

I am Mr.Matthew Ejeayor, a 49 years old man work with a bank (One of the
African leading banks in the West Coast) I discovered a dormant account of
Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(US$6.500.000.00)
Deposited, with account number IBA 100146886-00 for the past four (4) years.
*

* The true owner of this funds/account was Late DR.GEORGE BRUMLEY,acitizen
of Atlanta,United States of America, who died along with his entire family
in a plane crash that took place in Kenya,East Africa You shall read more
about the crash on visiting this site.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html. After
going through your profile and with great commitment to prayer and fasting
,i felt relief and alleviated in spirit and decided to contact you
immediately for this mutual business relationship. *

* It is therefore upon this discovery that I and two other officials in this
department now decided to make business with you and release the money to
you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety keeping and
subsequent disbursement ,since nobody is coming for it and we don't want
this money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed bill, you have a
liability to ensure that we receive 65% of the total sum while you keep 35%
for your assistance as a foreign partner. *

* Please i urge you to keep this matter very confidential include your
following informations in your response: *

* Your Full Name:
Receiving Address:
Contact Telephone Number:
Valid Identification:
Nationality/Occupation:

Finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as contained herein be
accorded the necessary attention,urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.
I expect your urgent response if you can handle this project. *

* Respectfully yours,
Mr.Matthew Ejeayor*


* *

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