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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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: Komiy Bome <k_bome6@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: k_bome7@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 02:19:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION TO .....................Micheal Gallatin


The Desk of SOLICITOR KOMIY BOME(Sectional Head)
GLOBAL CHAMBERS
Probate and Bequest Division.
Last and Final Notification of Bequest.

Congratulation!

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estate of Late Engineer C.B. Gallatin, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you through the Post Office were returned undelivered, therefore I now attempt to reach you via your email address as it appears to be the next and the only option left unexplored.

Engineer C.B. Gallatin (late), made you a beneficiary in his WILL, he left Five Million, one Hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$5.100.000.00) to you in the codicil and last testament to his WILL. My client, Engineer C.B. Gallatin,was a pioneer member of STRABAG CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD, a dedicated Christian and Philanthropist.

He died on the 9th day of February 2004 at the age of 82 and his WILL is now ready for execution. Please If I reach you as I am hopeful I will, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job, you should forward along your current telephone and Fax numbers, your current mailing address.

Once again, I congratulate you for this is a significant honor indeed as it behooves you therefore to act at once to avoid risk of forfeiture to the deceased family.

Respectfully,

SOLICITOR. KOMIY BOME(Sectional Head)
Probate and Bequest Division
For: GLOBAL CHAMBERS.


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