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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "dr williams wayne" <drwilliamswayne@anpmall.net>
Reply-To: <drwilliamswayne@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 13:15:33 +0930
Subject: IN GOD WE TRUST

Dear Friend

I am Dr Willams wayne the auditor and head of computing department of the Prime bank in London. I have an obscured business suggestion for you. One of our clients/personal friend, Late Mr.George Rila a national of your country who was a private business man unfortunately lost his life in an automobile accident on January 21st 2000, including his wife and his only daughter.

Late Mr. George Rila is a foreigner and the manager of MILLER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY and he died since the year 2000. No other person knows about this account or anything concerning it. After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr. George Rila's next of kin is his daughter who died with him,the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proves to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is fifteen Millions seven hundred and fifty US DOLLARS (US$15,750,000).

I am contacting you to stand and act as the next of kin to Mr.George Rila's to move the money out of the country since you have the same last name with him. Can you help me? Are you trustworthy? Can you handle this money? and suggest how to invest this money in your country. If you can, please contact me.

At the conclusion of this business,you will be given 25% of the total amount,while 70% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses,both parties might have incurred during the process of this transaction.

I am yours faithfully,

Dr williams wayne.


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