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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 deposit" (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: Mario Carlos <mariocarlos010@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mariocarlos@in.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:08:00 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,



Mario Carlos& Associates
Abrogates José Ortega y Gusset
37- 1°- B 28006 Madrid Spain.

Compliment of the day. I am the personal Counsel to Mr. Andy citizen of your country, who was the chairman of a multinational company here in Spain. Before his death on the 11th of march 2004, my client ,his wife and their two children were killed by bomb blastthrough a terrorist attack in Madrid train station, all the occupants of the coach were killed.

My client {Andy } deposited the sum of 24.3 million Euros in a prime Bank here in Spain, for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country and to establish a company in his country when he finally left Spain.
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Since his death, I have made several inquiries through his Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.

Most importantly, the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the money confiscated within the next fourteen official working days,since I have been unsuccessfully in locating his relatives.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name, so that the money deposited in the account valued at 24.3 million Euro will be claimed by you and then you and I can share the money,because leaving it there would mean that the Bank would take over the fund.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. However please bear in mind that time is of great importance.
Please get in touch with me through my email to enable us discuss further.

Best regards.
Mario Carlos

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