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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: "emm_williams199@terra.es" <emm_williams199@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:43:56 +0100 (MET)
Subject: REPLY FAST




Good Day.

I bring you greetings. My name is Mr.Emma Williams, I am a staff of UNION Bank ON NIGERIA PLC, Our late client named Mr. Barry Kelly made a fixed deposit amount of $15.5m he did not declare any next of kin in any of his paper work,I want you as a foreigner to stand as the beneficiary to transfer this funds out of my bank into your account, after the successful transfer, we shall share in the ratio of 40% for you, 60%for me. Should you be interested please send me your:

1,Full names,
2,current residential address.
3,Telephone/fax number.

All I need from you is your readiness, trustworthiness and dedication. so we can begin arrangements and I would give you more information on how we would handle this venture.


Regards,

Mr.Emma Williams





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