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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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: anthony72@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 06:12:23 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20MR=2EANTHONY=20C=2EKWAME?=

FROM MR.ANTHONY C.KWAME
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK,
ACCRA-GHANA.
Attn : Friend,

I am Mr.Anthony C.Kwame of the Auditing And Accounting Unit, National Investment
Bank Accra Ghana. With due respect and regard.I have decided to contact
you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us
at the end of the transaction.During our investigation and auditing in this
bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a
deceased person Mr. ANDREAS SCHRANNER a German great industrialist and a
resident of Munich, who unfortunately lost his life along with his entire
famillies in the plane crash of CONCORDE AIRLINE [Flight AF4590 ] which
crashed on 25TH JULY, 2000. You shall read more news about the crash on
visiting this site :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended family
relatives, but all efforts proved abortive.
I saw your contact from the business directory in our chamber of commerce,
trade and tourism, I contact you to assist in repatriating the fund valued
at US$9.5 million left behind before it gets confiscated or declared unclaimed
by our Bank where this huge amount was deposited.Our Bank has issued a notice
to provide his next of kin and since I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over five year , I seek the consent to present you as
the next of kin to the deceased deposited sum in our Bank so that the proceeds
of this account can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive
response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for the
transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to
back you up for the claim which I payed greatly to acquire. All I require
from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I
guarantee that this attract no risk at all for it will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.On
the receipt of your response via the above email address, I will furnish
you with a detailed clarification on this matter.
Sincerely,
Mr.Anthony C. Kwame

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