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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:
  • "trunk box" (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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:45:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Urgent Message:Mary Treep



Dear Mary Treep,=A0
=A0
I am Richard Kanma(Esq), a solicitor at law.personal attorney to late Mr.Ro=
bert=A0 Treep,who was a contractor with European Development company.Herein=
after shall be referred to my client.On the 11th of september 2001 my clie=
nt was involved in world trade center bombing.=20
=A0
unfortunately lost his life three month after the incident due to injuries =
he substained in the bombing , since then I have made several inquiries to =
your embassy to locate any of my client extended relatives but this has pro=
ved unsuccessful.
=A0
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name=
to locate any of his relatives hence I have contacted you to assist in rep=
atriating the fund valued at US$10.5 million left behind by my client befor=
e it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Security Com=
pany in Lome/Togo where this huge amount was deposited in a trunk box under=
the coverage of family valuables. The said security company has issued me =
a notice to provide the next of kin or have this box confiscated within the=
next twenty one official working days as they don't know the content of th=
e box.
=A0
Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for over 2years =
now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,s=
o that the proceedings of this box can be transfer to you.Therefore, on rec=
eipt of your positive response,we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and =
modalities for transfers as I have every necessary information and legal do=
cuments needed to back you up for claim.
=A0
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this tra=
nsaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate a=
rrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
=A0
Please get in touch with me through this email box only( richardkanma@live.=
fr ) for more details.=20

Thanks and God bless
Richard Kanma(Esq)=0A=0A=0A

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