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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:
  • "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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "mbaki john" <mbaki_john5@msn.com>
Reply-To: johhmbakii54@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 19:49:33 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS FROM JOHN ,

FROM:DESK OF MR.JOHN MBAKI
Manager of Auditting/Account
Exchange at the Foreign Remittance
Department.
LLOYDS TSB BANK DU BENIN.
Republic Of Benin.


Dear ,


Courtesy of Business opportunity, I take liberty anchored on strong desire
to solicit for your assistance on this mutual beneficial and risk free
transaction with you,which I hope you give urgent attention.


To be precise,I am MR JOHN MBAKI the Manager of Auditting/Account Exchange
at the Foreign Exchange/Remittance Department of LLOYDS TSB BANK DU BENIN
Republic Of Benin.


In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of US$8,500,000.00 (Eight
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)in an account that
belongs to one of our customers who died along with his entire family
aboard Alaska Airline flight number 261, on 31st of January,2000.

You can read more about Mr.Morris Thompson and his family's death by
clicking on this web:http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list


Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next
of Kin to come over and claim his money,because we can not release it,
unless somebody applied for its as next of Kin or Relation to the deceased
as indicated in our banking procedure,but unfortunately to no avail,and
nobody has come forward to claim the money (because the mentioned next of
kin which is daugther died as well).


Therefore,upon this discovery I now decide to establish a cordial
business relationship with you,hence my contacting you.

I want you to purportedly present your good self as the next of Kin or
relation of the deceased to enable the bank release the funds (US$8.5
Million)into your account for safety and subsequent disbursement since
nobody is coming for it and again I do not want the funds to go into the
Government's account as "Unclaimed Bill".

The banking law and procedures herein stipulates that any account
abandoned or dormant for a period of some years is subjected to be closed
and all money contained therein will be forfeited to the Government Treasury
Account.


The reason for you to present your good self as the next of kin is
occassioned by the fact that the deceased customer was a foreigner.

Mode of sharing after the successful completion of the transfer is as
follows,for the role you will be expected to play in the whole exercise,I
have agreed to give you Fourty (40%) of the total sum, 10% will be set aside
for expenses incurred during the business and the remaining 50%shall be
for me.


In support of the issue at hand, you are urged to reply this letter
indicating your readiness and interest to participate in the business.After
you reply,you will be advised on the next step forward.


I quite believe that you will protect our interest by keeping this
business Top Secret and Confidential,as your interest will be equally
protected in order to achieve and maintain maximum confidentiality.

Hope to hear from you soon as I count on your earliest response.


Yours truly,

MR.JOHN MBAKI


CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this message is
confidential and may be legally privileged. The message is intended solely
for the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any use, dissemination, or reproduction is strictly prohibited
and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact
the sender by return e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

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