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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:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • goff.j@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Jordan, Darren" <d.jordan4@nuigalway.ie>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 18:42:14 +0000
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN




I am Mr. Goff Johnson a personal Account Holder a deceased lient of mine, by name Mr. Johnnie Dickison died in New Orleans with his wife and two kids as a result of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

I am contacting you to help assist me in ensuring that the funds $15.5m(fiteen milliom five hundre thousand united state dollars) lodged by my client with a BANK, his bank is not decleared unclaimed hence my reason for this contact to you.This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be comfiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you, Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. REPLY HERE ( goff.j@hotmail.com<mailto:goff.j@hotmail.com

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