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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 have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?David=20Afonso?= <dvdafs00@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: davidafonso2009@live.com
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:25:30 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Compliments!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: dvdafs00@yahoo.in



- Hello,I got your contact in course of my inquiry to locate relations of my Deceased Client who died in a car crash. On the 7th of August 2003 it was reported to us that my Client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car crash along shagamu-benin express way. The reason for this is to inherit a Contract Payment Deposits Account of $7.4 million of which the Deceased left in a Finance Firm.This request emerged when the Finance Firm contacted me for the attention of my Deceased Client (perhaps for one reason or the other they have tried to contact him and was unsuccessful) I announced his death and protocols observed. I was mandated (as the deceased's attorney) to provide the Next of Kin to inherit the Deposits or they will freeze it as" Unclaimed Deposit" Unfortunately, and unknown to the Finance Firm, the Next of Kin was among the dead in the car crash.But rather leaving the Deposits/Account frozen hence I seek your help to claim the fund into your Account as!
you share same names with the Deceased and I have the required Information to execute the transaction under legal process. Please contact me through my private email below.Upon the conclusion of this transaction, I will come to your country, for the disbursement of this fund, which 40% of the total amount will be your compensation, while 60% will be my share for the investment I will need your help to establish in your country.Yours Faithfully,David Afonso.Private Email: davidafonso2009@live.com

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