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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:
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "dr.morisjoseph@terra.es" <dr.morisjoseph@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:33:11 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Late Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah!



Dear,

It's my pleasure to send you this mail which I hope you will treat as highly confidential.

I am Dr. Joseph Morris, credit officer of my bank here in UK. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On October 15, 2001, our client Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah who was the deputy governor of Baghdad in Iraq and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 12 calendar months, with a value of Four Million Five Hundred thousand pounds only in my branch.

Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even after the war late last year. Another notification was sent and still now no response came from him.We later find out that the Governor has been assassinated in Baghdad.

The websites below is a verification of the news about his death:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979.

After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit.

And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank.According to the British Law, under foreign and defense affairs, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, such funds will revert to the ownership of the British Government account for financing military operations, such as purchasing of arms and ammunitions for the military.

In order to avert this negative development, I will like to seek for your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah so that the fruits of this old man?s labor will not be use for financing weapons which will furt her enhance the courses of war in the world in general.The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you and 10% for Expenses Incurred in the course of the transaction. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by my attorney and with my position as the credit officer guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and that will help you understand the transaction.You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall Require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks,
Dr. Joseph Morris.






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