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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:
  • "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)
  • "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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Pe Tommy" <ept07@zambia.co.zm>
Reply-To: ept03@centrum.sk
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:35:58 +0100
Subject: I WAIT FOR YOU THANK YOU


>From Mr. Paul E. Tommy


Re: Translation of $26,100,000.00 US Dollars.


I am Paul E. Tommy. I have an investor under my portfolio with a deposit
savings of $26.100,000.00 USD as his first initial deposit. This investor
her husband and kids died Five years ago leaving no WILL or AUTHORISATION
for Re-transfer of his investment and its proceeds to the INHERITOR.


Fervent efforts was made by First Trust Security Ltd an Investment & Fund
Management Institution to locate her next-of-kin or either her foreign
partner or representative as stated in the internal memo on the deposit bond
agreement signed by the depositor and the firm without success.


Since I was her appointed wittness on the time of deposit, a letter was sent
to me to provide her next of kin or foreign partner/Representative hence the
name was withheld, which I tried but proved to no avail.


I have personally carried out an investigation on the subject matter and was
made to understand that the relatives of the investor knows nothing about
her investment with the firm and none have any records of this deposit and
investment with First Trust Security Ltd , there by creating an avenue for
claiming of the said funds on presentation of a trustworthy person that can
stand as the INHERITOR or partner/Representative to the deceased.


If you are interested i can present you as the INHERITOR with proper
documentation that will qualify you to have the funds claimed, and on doing
this they will not question the release of the funds to you as i will make
sure that we comply with the banking laws and ethics of claiming the
investment, I am assuring you of your personality risk free.


All I required in pure heart is a partner to work with and achieve this
transaction. Hence I can not do this alone, i deem it better dealing with an
external person to enable the transaction lay covered after a successfully
execution.


Pertaining the disbursement of the 26.1million us dollars, I am willing to
let you have 49% of the total sum, while 51% will be for me.


I expect your respond, when i hear from you we can talk for more
understanding as this matter require an urgent follow up. Please your
earliest respond will be highly appreciated.


Sincerely.

Paul

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