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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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: akim peters <akipete5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <alam_esia@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:35:55 +0000
Subject: DID YOU RECEIVE MY MAIL?


Audit Department,Citibank, London


Sir,

I am Mr. Akim Peters an auditor with Citibank, London.I have a confidential business proposition for you which will benefit us.On May 2004, an Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the BRITISH PETROLUEM CORPORATION Mr. Dara Baraz. made a numbered time(Fixed deposit) for 24 calendar months, valued at US$16,000,000.00(Sixteen Million dollars only) in this bank.Upon maturity two years ago,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.

My investigation, showed that Mr. Dara Baraz died in Iraq withoutregistering a beneficiary to his assets, and all attempt to trace hisnext of kin is fruitless. This sum of US$16,000,000.00 (SixteenMillion Dollars) has been floating as unclaimed since two years andcan be claimed by whoever applies for it as Mr. Baraz's next of kinprovided the person registers the right informations needed by thebank. As an insider in the bank I can provide you with the informations required for us to claim the fund if you can provide aforeign bank account for lodging the money.

If you are willing to assist me, write me immediately. All documentsto enable you secure this fund will be provided by me. Sharing will be based on agreement between you and I.


Akim Peters
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