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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "=?utf-8?q?Paul=20M.=20Maxwell?=" <mousa_pp39@yahoo.com.co>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:47:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: be my confidant


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:mousa_pp39@yahoo.com.co



- I am the Accounts Manager to Late (William White) a National of your Country, who used to work with an Oil servicing Firm Here in Nigeria. My client passed on as a result of a heart attack. I have done my best to locate any of his relation time without number but to no avail. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by my bank where this huge deposit were lodged. The deceased had an account Valued at about ($5million u s dollars) with our bank, my bank has issued a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 9years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that this account valued at ($5million us dollars) can be paid to you. The sharing modality is still open and negotiable. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. Please get in touch with me through my direct email address as shown below with your phone number and best way to reach you. Regards,Mr.Paul.M.Maxwell Telephone:2348080824757

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