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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: benjamin mabudu <benjaminmabudu_2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 10:05:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Compliment of the season


From The Desk of Mr Benjamin Mabudu.
North Atlantic Securities Sarl,
Lome Togo.
West Africa.


Dear R .F. Smith,

I am Mr Benjamin Mabudu,Regional Director North Atlantic Securities and Finance Sarl with regional Office here in Lome-Togo. This company is a security and finacial company that handles persons, family, and companies presious metals such as Gold, Precious stones, and diamond, and also, we provide savings and house loan to persons, families and companies.

We had a foreign client Mr Arthur Smith of america who deposited a huge sum of money,ten million six hundred thousand united states dollars (US$10.6million) with our Company.

Eventually,this client was among the victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31th of October 1999 in U.S.A but, since the demise of Mr Smith, we have not had any body coming for the claims as the next of kin.

A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the Company. Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past three years plus, I have removed the file to my private vault.

I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me move the fund to his designated foreign bank account in his country.

This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details but do not forget to keep top secret.Your interest will be negotiable before we commence the operation.I look forward to hearing from you immediately you recieve this urgent message.

Best Regards,
Mr Benjamin Mabudu.

Regional Director,
NASS.






















































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