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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 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)
  • ",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: Leonard Richardson <lllrich24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <leo_rich001@yahoo.de>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 17:56:40 +0000
Subject: Urgent Attention Demanded



Dearest,

Please, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you. My name is Mr Leonard Richardson , a bank accountant,I will need your assistance in this business transaction. I would like you to stand as the next of kin to my deceased customer,Mr David Clemetson, who died in a plane crash in January 31st 2000 plane crash. Below is the website for the details of the plane crash:

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

He was a wealthy medical doctor who made a deposit of Seventeen Million United States Dollars ($17,000,000,00) with our bank. He died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate. If you are interested please do let me have your private telephone number so that I can give you comprehensive details on what we are to do.

Send me the following information:
1. Your Full name :
2. Your private secured telephone number :
3. Your occupation :
4. Your home or office address :
5.Your Age:

I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.
Best Regards,Leonard Richardson.
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