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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:
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:59:03 +0200
Subject: From Mr Benson Edwine




>From Mr Benson Edwine

Pardon me if I have offended you by contacting you for this important requ=
est, which made me to contact you; I found Your profile and decided to rea=
ch you directly to solicit your assistance and Guidelines in making a busi=
ness investment My name is Benson edwine ,Principal Executive Officer,and =
Audit Department in Abidjan Cote Ivoire.During the yearly preliminary in-h=
ouse auditing of accounts,I discovered an account opened in 1999 and since=
2007 has remained dormant and has not been operated till date.The total a=
mount in this account is=20
$10.5Million US Dollar.Less acruse interest. I then decided to investigate=
this account for more informations,only to find out that the owner of thi=
s account,a foreigner has died intestate leaving no heirs or next of kin w=
ho could make a claim.=20
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Presently,i am the only one in our organization with access to this inform=
ation and i have decided to keep it that way and claim the money for mysel=
ves using a second party who will take the place of the deceased (next of =
kin).I will supply the necessary information on the deceased and ensure th=
at the claim application is giving immediate approval.Documents like the D=
eath and Deposit certificate will be arranged and forwarded to the bank.=20
=20
I have earmarked a commission of 50% of the total amount for you.The remai=
ning 50% you will help me invest in profitable Stocks and Shares in your c=
ountry.I would like to get your decision to this proposal as soon as possi=
ble and on receipt of your decision,i will fax or email you explicit detai=
ls of the already completed groundwork on this project. I look forward to =
hear from you. Be rest assured that this transaction has been well organiz=
ed, 100% safe, legal, risk free and should be kept very confidential.Pleas=
e, contact me for the way forward in this transaction. If you think we can=
do this together in trust.
Best Regards,
Mr.Benson edwine
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