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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Nana kobina" <nanakobina4@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: nanakobina2@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:42:44 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PLS CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS


Hello!
I am Mr.Mike N Kobina of the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP, I seek your assistance in clearing a Treasure Box
containing a sum of Ten Million five houndred United States Dollars, which has been dormant in our vaults in the
last five years hence my reason of calling you today.
 
The said box was deposited by a foreign customer from Germany (Mr. Andreas) who unfortunately was one of the victims
of the AF4590 German Concorde plane that crashed on Monday, 31, July 2000, with every member of his family. Check
the following website:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
 
He has lost touch with us. After going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the
account died without a [heir]. Hence I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5years. Now, I seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased person.
 
Going by the usual statutory rules governing our operation, the treasure box shall be handed over to the relevant
government authorities as an unclaimed deposit within the next two months.
 
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for
transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
 
Details shall be made available to you as soon as I hear from you.
 
Thanks & God Bless!
Regards,
Mr. Mike N Kobina.

 

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