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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 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "andrew white" <honw20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrandrewwhite@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:29:31 +0100
Subject: From Mr Andrew White

Good day,

I got your contact over the internet. Please pay attention and understand my
reason of contacting you today through this email. My name is Hon Andrew
White I am the personal solicitor to a foreigner, Late Mr. Morris Thompson,
an merican who unfortunately lost his life along with his entire families in
the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed on January 31
2000. You may read more about the crash on visiting this C.N.N News internet
website. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

The Bank manager of Late Mr. Morris Thompson bank in Channel Island and
myself desperately need your assistance to secure and move huge sums of
money left behind by Late Mr. Morris Thompson in his account to the tune of
$35,000,000.00 (Thirty five million United States dollars).

The account is escrow call account, a secret type of account in the bank and
no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning the account
except the bank manager and myself. As the Manager of the bank, he has the
power to influence the release of the funds to any foreigner that comes up
as the next of kin to the account, with the correct information concerning
the account, which he shall give you. I will give you 25% of the total sum
for your assistance,30% of the total sum goes to the bank manager while 45%
of the total sum will be for myself. I will give you more details as soon as
I hear from you.

I can be reached urgently through my private mail address below.

Regards

Andrew White

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