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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: wijngaarden <winjgaarden@live.nl>
Reply-To: wiijngarden@live.nl
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:46:22 +0100
Subject: R.F.Wijngaarden


Good Day



I am Richard F Wijngaarden, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, =
that shares the same last name as yours, who here in after shall be referred =
to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition on the 11 =
November 2001. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of =
his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf near Bahrain Aired =
August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on



: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html



I have contacted

you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client before it is =
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued =
at eighteen million dollars( US$18 million dollars) is lodged. This bank has =
issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the beneficiary

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the =
next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same last =
name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can =
share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. I AGREE THAT 40% OF =
THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF
A FORIEGN ACCOUNT WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE
=

BUSINESS AND 55% WOULD BE FOR ME THEREAFTER All. legal documents to back up =
your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your =
honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible =
via my private EMAIL wiijngarden@live.nl ) and treat with absolute =
confidentiality and sincerity. I look forward to your quick reply. Best =
regards,

R.F.Wijngaarden

Attorney at Law

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