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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: HARRY HAMED <harry_hamed4@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 21:40:28 +0000 (UTC)
Subject:



Dearly Beloved,
=20
It is by the grace of the Lord that I send you this letter , Having known t=
he truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the sight =
of The Lord for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God=C2=
=B4s mercy and glory upon my life.
=20
I am Harry Hamed, i worked with Chevron/Texaco in Kenya for Fifteen year. N=
ow I have a heart problem Presently, I'm in a hospital where I am undergoi=
ng treatment for MY heart, This was as a result of the death of all member=
s of My family in the Gulf Air FlightCrashes in Persian Gulf Near Bahrain =
Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported.=20
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html=20
=20
All through i have not been my self, the heart problem is very bad now, I h=
ave lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a =
few weeks to live.
I am contacted you to assist in distributing the money i deposited all thro=
ugh my years of service before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable =
by the bank where this deposit valued at TWELVE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUS=
AND UNITED STATES DOLLARS. ($12,800.000.00 USD) is lodged. This bank has is=
sued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confisc=
ated. My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the n=
ext-of-kin and beneficiary.
=20
As this money will be use for churches , orphanages and widows propagating =
the word of God It is said that blessed is in the hand that giveth. I took =
this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money.
=20
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you =
from many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your mor=
al values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you=
to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confid=
ential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response. Please =
contact me at once to indicate your interest. =20

=20
Mr.Harry Hamed

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