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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)
  • "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: "David Williams" <dtwilliams074@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dtwilliams010@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:34:24 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

URGENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Dear Sir/ Madam,

YOUR COOPERATIONS IS HIGHLY REQUIRED:

I know this message will come to you as a surprise since we do not know each
other before, but for the purpose of introduction. My name is David
Williams, I work with the Lloyds TSB Bank here in London, England.

It's an honor to write this letter to solicit your support and assistance to
carry out a project in one of our numerous branches where an in-active
account of the sum of ($22,000,000.00USD) Twenty Two Million United States
Dollars belonging to a foreign customer by name Mr. Michael Garcia, is
currently liquidated. Unfortunately, Mr. Michael Garcia, died with his wife
and two kids in a ghastly car crash while on vacation in the Caribbean on
2003.

Since he died the Bank has laid claims for his next of kin to approach our
bank for necessary actions in respect to the funds claiming. Sadly, after
investigations I found out that the Late Mr. Michael Garcia, has no
surviving relatives based on my true findings: Hence I have decided to
transact this business with you.

You will stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr. Michael Garcia, and
then the money will be released to you, after all due processes have been
followed. Obviously I do not want this money to go back into the Bank
Treasury because the banking law, reforms and guideline stipulates
that if such an existing amount remains unclaimed for a period of Five years
the money will be reverted into the Banks Treasury as an unclaimed debt, as
I do not want this to happen, hence I contacted you.

If you are in acceptance, reply immediately with your full name and
address,telephone,fax numbers, mobile numbers, your Age and your Occupation.

At the conclusion of this business I have agreed to share the money with you
in the ratio of 40% of the total amount for you and 60% will be for me.

Please reply quickly so I will inform you the next steps to relinquish these
funds immediately to you.

I look forward to your earliest reply.

Best Regards,

David Williams.

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