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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)
  • "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: Mr Clarke <mrsclarke134@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <solomonclarke777@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:35:35 +0000
Subject: Please Reply Me Immediately From Solomon Clarke



Mr.Solomon Clarke,Bank of Scotland Limited,HBOS Treasury Services,33,Old Broad Street,London EC2N 1HZ. I am writing to seek your consent in a private and confidential matter regarding some funds unaccounted for in our bank here in London during the last 2006 business year. 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.I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important business believing that you will never let me down either now or in future. Your major role would be to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank account immediately to receive this money and get 30% of the total funds as commission. There is practically no risks involved, the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law, it will simply be a bank-to-bank transfer, and all I need from you is to stand claim as the beneficiary so that my head office will order the transfer to your designated bank account under few working days. I am Mr Solomon Clarke, an Auditor General of one of our Prime Banks here in. It is my duty as the regional manager to send in financial report to my head office at the end of each business year. On the course of the lAst year 2006 business report, I discovered the sum of Twenty six million eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings 26,850,000.00. The fund is of clean origin. The owner of this account is a foreigner,a program leader untill his death. I will provide all necessary information needed in order to claim this money,Hoping in God that you will never let me down now and in future. ok! The Late Prime Minister, Mr. Rafik Bahaa Edine Hariri.(November 1, 1944 - February 14, 2005), was a Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon, and was five times Prime Minister of Lebanon,before his last resignation from office on October 20, 2004.The late Rafik Hariri died on February 14, 2005 when explosives were detonated as his motorcade drove past the Saint George Hotel in the Lebanese capital, for more information please log on to (www(DOT)hariri(DOT)info/).
Our head office is not aware of Funds and will never be aware of it. I have placed this funds on what we call escrow call account with no beneficiary and as an officer of this bank i cannot be directly connected to this money, hence i contacted you. We will start the first transfer with sixteen million pounds, uponsuccessful transfer without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining amount to your account.
what prompted me to package this deal is my 9 years old daughter who is suffering from lukemia,(Deasease Of The Blood), she needs a bone marrow transplant in a good childrens hospital in your country immediately or she dies,i also need you to assist in looking out for a good investment oppurtunity with my share, for i have worked in this bank for 15 years and have nothing to show for it.I really need your assistance to secure this fund as soon as possible.My private email address is: solomonclarke777@yahoo.co.ukSend alongside your private mobile phone number where i can reach you now. Truly yours, Mr.Solomon Clarke.
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