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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:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: timkimb@walla.com
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 00:00:06 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re:hello


Hello,=20
My name is=A0Tim kim Buck and=A0I am one of the bank executive here in Lond=
on. I am a British citizen with two kids. I am writing to solicit your assi=
stance in the noble transfer of 9,500,000.00 British Pounds=A0(NINE MILLION=
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING ONLY).=20
This fund was a Maximum Return Capital investment (MRCI) of one of our inve=
stors who died almost NINE years ago without a=A0next of kin to inherit his=
money. The policy of my bank is that any account that remains dormant for =
TEN years should be closed hence I want to move this money into your accoun=
t before the deceased account is closed next year. =A0Based on this policy =
therefore, I have since last three years placed this amount (9,500.000.00 B=
ritish Pounds (Nine Million Five hundred Thousand=A0British Pounds) in a FI=
X ACCOUNT without a beneficiary. As an officer of the bank, I cannot direct=
ly transfer this money out of my bank on my PERSONAL NAME hence =A0I am req=
uesting for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. P=
lease note that you can open a fresh and new bank account for this transact=
ion if you do not want to use your old bank account.=20
There is practically no risk involved in this transaction because I am tota=
lly in control and in charge and secondly I was the account officer to this=
account when the investor was alive. It is going to be a bank-to-bank tran=
sfer to your nominated bank account in any country of your choice in case y=
ou do not want this money to be transferred to your bank account in your co=
untry. If you are interested, please indicate your interest =A0so that =A0I=
will give you details of my bank and we will also =A0discuss =A0how you an=
d me will share this money=A0 ( 9,500.000.00 British Pounds ) . Please do n=
ot expose this deal because it is totally a secret between you and me. I wi=
ll appreciate your timely response.
Yours Sincerely,
Tim kim Buck. =0A=0A=0A ______________________________________________=
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