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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 like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mr ericpers <mr_ericpeters37@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mr_ericpeter2007@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:20:34 +0200
Subject: From Mr Eric Peter



I beg your excuse for the inconveniences that this mail may cause to you. My name is Mr Eric Peter, I work with one of the local Banks here in abidjan cote d' lvoire. I am the personal accounts manager to one Engr. Norman.R.Frank , a National of U.S.A from new ne, who owned a construction company here in ivory coast (Cote Ivoire)norman construction company my client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the ill fated Kenya Airways crash in the coasts of Abidjan in January 2000 in which all passengers on board died.Since the death of my customer, I have made severalinquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but has been unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, Idecided to contact you this huge deposit with our bank here in, where the deceased has an account valued at about US$35 millionUnited States dollars. Being the personal a/c manager of the deceased's bank account, the bank has issued me a notice to providethe next of kin/beneficiary or else the bank will declare the account unserviceable and thereby forfeit the funds to the bank treasury. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over the past 2 years now,I hereby seek your consent (with due respect and honour) to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of thisaccount can be paid to you and then you and I will share the money 50 / 50.All .I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal throw However, I urgently need you the following information from you which I have to plase in the computer file of the deceased as next of kin/beneficiary: -1- your full name, -2- your date of birth 3-resident address.and i will like you to send me your telephone and fax for easy communication I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Need you be interest, kindly reach me via my private email as indicated above for further details. Thanks in advance as I anticipate your maximum cooperation in this regards. Mr Eric Peter
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