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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: "donald.bock.esq@terra.es" <donald.bock.esq@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:14:22 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


DONALD BOCK CHAMBERS
[W - 2 Victoria St, London,
United Kingdom, SW1H0ND]
Legal practitioner . Tax services . Legal matters
Hello , I am Mr DONALD BOCK [ESQ.], the attorney to the late Mr. Smith Williams. Engr Williams
Smith who is a national of your country, who tills his death, was a
Contractor with cappa and dalberto/Moenier Oil & Gas Consult and London
Ports authority. Here in after shall be referred to as my direct client.
Mr.
Smith Williams died in an auto crash accident on his way back home, on 21st
April 2002. Unfortunately for him and his three kids, lost their lives
immediately in the event of the accident, while the wife was taken to the
hospital where she died three days later. The very reason that prompted me
to send you this email is that the bank to my late client called me last
week urged me to provide the next of kin to Mr. Smith Williams. The bank
has
also told me to present together with all the legal documents backing the
intended claim by his next of kin who is also the beneficiary to the amount
of ! seven million United States dollars [$7,000,000] deposited by my late
client Smith Williams before his death. After the meeting held by the
Executives of the Bank with me as the personal attorney to the late
Engineer
they have all mandated me to contact the next of kin to my late client.
Consequently i have contacted you to assist in claiming this fund as the
beneficiary of the account of our late client, because i do want to make
you
the next of kin to my late client, as you will stand as the next of kin to
make this claim in the account valued Seven million united states dollars
[$7,000,000]. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legal
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please, if
you
are willing to transact this business with me, kindly get back to me as
soon
as you received this email with your full name, phone number, in your
return
email. Looking forwar! d to your response. Attorney-at-law Mr DONALD BOCK
[ESQ] donald.bock.esq@merseymail.com






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