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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: DAVID JELAT <david_jelat21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <david.jelat@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:15:49 +0100
Subject: URGENT FROM THE HEAD OF FILE DEPARTMENT



FROM THE HEAD OF FILE DEPARTMENT,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC, WEST AFRICA

Dear Friend,
I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we have never met before. My name is Mr David Jelat . I am the bill and exchange manager in African Development Bank. I hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and confidence that I am about to repose in you for the mutual benefit of our families. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of our Bank (Mr Jang Seajoon) who perished along with his next of kin with Korean Air Line, flight number 801 with the whole passengers on 6th of august 1997 and for your perusal you can view this site: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list Since the demise of this our customer, I personally have watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of US$35M (Thirty five million United States Dollars) which has been with our branch for a very long time.

On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next of Kin since nobody is coming for the fund again. The Banking ethics here do not allow such money to stay more than 10 years, because the money will be recalled to our Banks treasury as unclaimed fund after this period. In view of this, I contacted a friend of mine who works with the Chamber of Commerce and Industries to assist me in getting a reliable and trusted partner who would submit an application as the next of kin or business partner to the late customer of the bank.

The reason for a foreigner in the business is for the fact that the deceased man was a foreigner and it is not authorized by the law guiding our Bank for a citizen of this country to make the claim of the fund. So the request for you as a foreigner to come into the business is necessary, it will facilitate the release and transfer of the funds smoothly to your nominated bank account as the only surviving relation/partner to the deceased. If you can conveniently assure me of your ability to keep this business very secret and confidential, you can write back to me giving me your telephone/fax numbers so that I can send to you the specimen application for claims which you have to send to our bank. Please, note that upon the successful transfer of the funds to your bank account, you shall be entitled to 30% of the total funds while the rest will be given to me on arrival in your country. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is risk free and doesn't have any negative implication. You should not entertain any fear as all modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund have been finalized. This transaction will be completed within 14 bank working days immediately we start the business. Waiting for your urgent response,

Regards,Mr David Jelat ,
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