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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Robert Moore <robertmoore_foot@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:00:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Estate payment.

From; Robert Moore
General Auditor,
HSBC GROUP
London.


My Name is Robert Moore. I am the General Auditor of HSBC, London . During one of our major audits, I personally discovered some funds floating in an account in the above name finance house; which was opened in 2001 belonging to a deceased person by name 'Mr. Kenneth J. Moore. The Customer until
his demise was a personal contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in the Middle East. He died after a severe crash.

Since then, I have made several enquiries with his country embassies {Australian Embassy } to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family without success, hence I got in contact
with you. I am contacting you to quietly assist me in repatriating this huge amount of money left behind by the deceased in my Bank before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the BANK/INSTITUTION. The deceased had a deposit presently valued at USD15.2million. After going through the
company records and files, I discovered that,

(1) No one has operated this account since 2001;
(2)The owner of the account died without a heir, hence the money has been floating.
(3) No other person knows about this account and there was no known
Beneficiary. AND IF I DO NOT REMIT THIS MONEY URGENTLY, IT WOULD BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.

This money can only be approved to a foreign beneficiary with a valid
International passport or driver's license and an account, hence I am contacting you. I will require your urgent reply so that I give you the next step.

I am willing to give you 30% of the entire funds, then 5% should be set aside to settle all expenses you and I may incurs during the process of
Transferring the funds.

All I require is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

All I ask from you is the following:
1. Your full names
2. Your telephone/mobile and fax numbers
3. Your Residential Address.
4. Age.
5. Occupation.

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.
Best regard
Robert Moore



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