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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:
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: AA WW <steve_b_collins6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <as123as1960@o2.pl>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:34:14 +0300
Subject: Hello,



Hello, My name is Mr.Collins Steve, Regional Head of British (Royal Bank of Canada Investment Management Limited).I am writing in respect of a Switzerland British Citizen customer of my bank Mr. Ratnavale Victor, dual citizen of Switzerland and Britain , who died together with his wife (Ratnavale Joyce) in a Plane crash on Monday 7th September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to Geneva.Please see for more information. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html The late Mr. Victor Ratnavale left in our bank the sum of twenty five million five hundred thousand pounds (£25.5 million pounds) 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. Victor Ratnavale 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 pounds) £25.5 million pounds.I will give you 35% of this entire fund while the remaining 60% shall be for me, extra 5% will be for transfer charges. I am hoping to get a favourable response from you. Mr.Collins Steve.
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