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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: asiff abbass <asiffabbass_0001234@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <asifabbass090@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:19:58 +0000
Subject: Your urgent attention is required









Greetings to you,



My name is Mr. Asif Abbas, a banker here in U.A.E. I write you this proposal in good faith as a brother. In 2002 a Crude Oil dealer Late Mr. Ahmed Beshir, made a fixed deposit for 36 calendar months, valued at Seventeen Million, Five hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$17,500,000.00) with my bank. I was his account officer before I rose to the position of manager. The maturitydate for this deposit contract was 20th of August 2005. Unfortunately, he was killedin a Car hijacking on road between Tikrit & Bayji on the 23rd of August 2004 in Iraq. The account has no next of kin and he did not include any other living relatives to inherit this fund. http://icasualties.org/oif/Civ.aspxSome top management officials of the bank have been trying to find out from me the information about this account and the owner, but I have kept it closed because, I know that if they become aware that Mr. Ahmed is now late, they will corner the funds for themselves. I am seeking your co-operation to present you as the next of kin / business partner to the account since you are a foreigner, so that my bank head quarters will release the funds to you. It is only a foreigner who can claim the funds in the account. Please, treat as top secret, I am the only person having this information. Let me know your interest and your terms if we will use your bank account to receive this money.Regards,Mr. Asif Abbas
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