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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "industrial and commercial bank of china"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "frankwilliamso" <frankwilliamso@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:29:30 -0600
Subject: Re:From Frank Williams


Dear Friend,
My name is Mr. Frank O.Williams; I am the branch and computer manager here in our bank: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. I have only written to seek your indulgence and assistance. I wish to make a transfer involving a huge amount of base $2,800,000.00 {Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars}belonging to Late Mr. Mark Smith of the United States of America he died since 2003,till now the account remains dormant, I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your choice. Thus, for your indulgence and support, I propose an offer of 20% of the total amount to be yours after the transfer has been successfully concluded.
Kindly reply me stating your interest, and I shall furnish you with the details and necessary procedures with which to make the transfer progress. I am anxiously awaiting your response.

Thanks
Mr. Frank Williams

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