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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Rogers George <rogers_george1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ge_rogers1@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 18:47:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST


Hello,
=A0
I deem it vital to contact you for a business proposal based on my position=
as the head of Accounting department of a bank here in Scotland, United Ki=
ngdom.During our QUARTERLY AUDITING/ACCOUNTING,I discovered in a DOMICILIAR=
Y ACCOUNT favouring a foreign customer,The floating sum of US$15,000,000(fi=
fteen million US dollars).During my investigations on the abandoned sum,I d=
iscovered the owner as a GERMAN citizen named Mr.ANDREAS SCHRANNER who died=
in a plane crash with his entire family and subsequently there is no=A0 ne=
xt of kin to his account.Visit the web-site as posted dated.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
=A0
Based on these factual statements,Plus the available facts and figures in t=
he bank archives,we stand on a vantage point to putting up a claim on the f=
und.This providential mission is=A0 hinged on the fact that,it is only a fo=
reigner that can successfully claim this fund since the late depositor was =
a foreigner himself. What you are required to do is to put up an applicatio=
n to the bank as his nominated next of kin by his extended family in GERMAN=
Y which is a workable approach because you will stand by the power of such =
nomination as his cousin resident in where you are today to claim this fund=
into your account for both of us.
=A0
Any questions,Information that may be required by the bank during the proce=
ss of the reclaimation will be forwarded to you on demand as to ensure that=
this venture is successful.It is highly confidential and risk free by virt=
ue of my position as an insider in the bank.Finally, I shall give you 30% i=
n respect of your assistance to get these funds transfered into your accoun=
t overseas.I will release to you a detailed information covering the abando=
ned funds on your urgent reply.There is no banking and legal implication.
=A0
Thanks
Sincerely,
Mr.George Rogers.
=A0
=A0

=A0=0A=0A=0A

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