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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?B?IkhhbmEgS292Ye+/ve+/vWtvdu+/vSI=?= <kovarikova@iol.cz>
Reply-To: b.moyezesq@sify.com
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:09:34 GMT
Subject: reply ASAP!!!




Attn:Beneficiary,
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Gen. Farden Benson ; I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address stated on the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Gen. Farden Benson made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Twelve million three hundred and forty thousand six hundred and fifty British pound sterling (12,340,650.00 GBP) Equivalently Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($24,500,000.00 USD)to you in the codicil and last testament to his WILL.

Late Gen. Farden Benson died at the age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution.

Please endeavour to get back to me as soon as possible.

Yours in Service,
FRANKLIN MOYEZ ESQ.
(Senior Principal Partner).

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