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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:
  • "because it still remains the fastest medium of communication" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "i will give you 35% " (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)
  • "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: ben stenson <ben_stenson4u2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ben_stenson4u11@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:13:44 +0200
Subject: Greeting from Mr.Stenson,



INVERSION RE 18/06/2007 Greeting from Mr.Stenson,I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business.Though,this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest medium of communication. However, confidence. My name is Mr. Ben Stenson, Regional Head of British Isles (Royal Bank of Canada Investment Management (UK) Limited). I am writing in respect of a German British Citizen customer of my bank Mr. Andreas Schranner who died together with his wife and children in a Plane crash on Monday 31st july 2000 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying to New York on vacation. Please see tp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm for more information. The late Mr. Andreas Schranner left in our bank the sum of twenty five million five hundred thousand Dllars (25.5 million Dollars) and nobody will ever come for this money because he died with his entire family. I am the only person that is aware of this money, since Mr. Andreas Schranner did not give to my bank any next of kin to inherit his money. Now, I want to use my position in the bank to transfer this money to your country for investment. If you can provide me with an account where I can transfer this (twenty five million five hundred thousand Dllars) 25.5 million Dollars. I will give you 35% of this entire fund while the remaining 65% shall be for me. I am hoping to get a favourable response from you. Mr.Ben Stenson.
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