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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 british pounds" (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: "HENRY COLEMAN" <coleman_online@msn.com>
Reply-To: coleman_henry1@msn.com
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 10:03:04 +0000
Subject: Attn:Petraglia

Dear friend.

Greetings!

I am contacting you in absolute confidence that I can confide in you a huge
amount of trust.

My name is Henry Coleman an accountant with Natwest Security Finance Company
London.

I write to you in respect of a deceased client late Prof. Morris Petraglia
who unfortunately before his death had no registered next of kin with the
bank to claim his wealth.

Prof. Morris left assets worth £ 5.5 million British Pounds sterling with
bank before his sudden departure that occurred at Palestine on account of a
suicide bombing

Right now the bank has declared his assets an open beneficiary with mandate.

So this reasons I contact you to stand as the official next of kin to my
late client since you share the same last name with him proper documentation
will be made to back the claim.


Waiting for your prompt response.

Henry Coleman.



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