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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Samson Kwaku" <mr.samsonkwaku4@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:48:39 +0700
Subject: PLEASE REPLY


FROM MR SAMSON KWAKU

ATTENTION FRIEND,

In order to transfer out ( Twelve million, five hundred thousand Dollars)
from our Bank. I have the courage to look for a reliable and Honest Person
who will be capable for this Important Business Transaction,believing that
you will never let me down either now or in Future.

The owner of this account is Mr. David Hagen foreigner and the Manager Of
petrol chemical service,a chemical engineer by Proffession and he died since
1990.the account has no other beneficiary And my Investigation proved to me
as well that his company does not know anything About this account.

I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but i Don't
know any foreigner,i know that this message will come to you as a surprise
as we don't know ourselves before,but be sure that it is real And A Genuine
business. I believe in God that you will never let me down in this
transaction,at the conclusion of this business,you will be giving 40% of the
total amount,60% will be for me.

I look forward to your earliest reply.
Best Regards,
MR SAMSON KWAKU

Anti-fraud resources:

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