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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: "CHRISTOPHER MARCHANT" <cmarchant05@excite.com>
Reply-To: mr_chris326@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:54:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: A matter of importance................waiting for your reply


Dear ,I am Mr Christopher Marchant, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr Morris Rayburn, a businessman in London.On the 20th of June 2002, my client, his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident in which all occupants of the vehicle died. My client deposited as family belongings in a Bank in London, the sum of 17 Million United States Dollars, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he is on leave. Since his death I have made several attempt to locate any of my clients extended relatives, but this attempt so far has been unsuccessful. I am contacting you to assist in repartrating the money left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where the deposit was made. The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the money confisicated within the next Fourteen official working days.Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now. I
seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary of the fund since you bear same last name with him. All legal documents to aid your claim for this fund and to prove your relationship with the deceased will be arranged for. Your help will be appreciated with 30% of the total sum. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangementthat will protect you from any breach of the law. Please accept my apologies, keep myconfidence and disregard this letter if you do not appreciate this proposition I have offered you. However, if you do please include your phone and fax number in your response for better communication. God bless you and your family. Best regards, Mr Christopher Marchant

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