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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Hubert Luve <hubluve_0@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hubertluve@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:47:10 +0000
Subject: Attention



Mr.Hubert Luve.
ACCESS BANK S.A.
Tel.00225 07 50 36 98. Dear Sir, I am Mr.Hubert Luve, a manager with ACCESS BANK S.A., I was personally in charge of the deposit made by our customer late Engineer. Philippe Ricoux, who till his death was a contractor with the Government and The Ports authority. On the 21st of April 2003, Engr.Philippe, his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident and all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. At the time of his death, he had a deposit of €10.6 Million,which was proceed of a contract work he just concluded with The Ports authority before the unfortunate incident.

Unfortunately, till this moment no person has come as his relation for his deposit with us. I humbly request your attention to this matter so that I can present you as his next of Kin and beneficiary to this deposit.

It is not a very difficult thing to do and it will not take time.

Please contact me as quickly as possible. Do please note that I did not contact you because you are related to Philippe, I contacted you so that we can carry out this deal together and your share will be negotiable from the total sum. I will give you details as soon as you reach me. We start phone communications as soon as I read from you. Kind regards Mr.Hubert Luve.
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