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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "jerry mark" <jerrymark18@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:06:35 +0000
Subject: Hello Gentleman,


Hello Gentleman,

I am Mr.Mark Frank , an accountant officer with HSBC Bank Ghana branch. I
gathered your information from my country's international chamber of trade
and commerce, The business I am about to introduce is based on sheer trust
and with sense of purpose. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the
sum of $15.7Million.U S dollars).The money and property left behind by a
foreign client who died accidentally On the 21st of April 2005. I gathered
all this information through a good source after my several routine.

Since then I have made several inquiries to the embassy of the client here
in Ghana to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you to
work with you before the fund get confiscate order clared unserviced by the
bank.

Particularly, Now the management has been deliberating on how to revert this
fund to the bank privacy and Since I have been unsuccessful locating the
relatives of the deceased for over 3 years now,I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you are a foreigner so
that the proceeds of this account valued at $15.700,000:00 can be paid to
you and then you and I will share the money.

I have all the necessary legal documents to back up this claim, and this I
must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in wrong hands.
All I require is your honest and sincere co-operation to enable us see this
deal through. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a
egitimatearrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.

Call me at this direct line 00233247865166 after sending an email for
confirmation to my private email ( markjerry@live.com)

Looking forward to hear from you.

Yours Sincerely

Mark Frank

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