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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "ahmed kharusi" <ahmedkharusi16@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:58:32 +0400
Subject: From Mr.Ahmed Al Kharusi.


From Mr.Ahmed Al Kharusi.
Branch Manager,
National Bank Of Dubai, Emirates Towers Branch, Emirates Towers Shopping
Boulevard, Mezzanine Floor, Sheikh
Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Email:
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Good day.
Dear Friend, Your first reaction to this mail will be
total rejection, scare and maybe disbelief, owning
largely to the atrocities some people commit these
days on the Internet, but believe me what I'm about to
let you know right now is true and existing issue.
I am MrAhmed Al Kharusi,the newly appointed Manager
of National Bank Of Dubai,United Arab Emirates ,
at the CASH-OFFICE Branch,
I wish to know if we can work together. I would like
you to stand as the beneficiary to my deceased client
Capt. Ted Thompson, who made some deposits of USD$12 000,000.00 (
TWEFY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ) with my bank.
You can visit this web site to confirm my
information's to you at
ALASKA AIRLINE FLIGHT 261.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
He died without any registered next of kin and as
such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate.
If you are interested you do let me know so that I
can give you comprehensive details on what we are to
do for the funds to be wired into your account, before
my meeting with you for the disbursement of the fund
in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you, I urgently
hope to get your response as soon as possible as to
enable us expedite action.Awaiting your urgent
Yours Sincerely.
Mr Ahmed Al Kharusi.

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