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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 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)
  • ",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)
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Yemi Morris" <yemimorris8@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 11:02:59 -0700
Subject: URGENT PLEASE


*

Dearest

Please, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you.

My name is Mr Yemi Morris* *, 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 William Barnes, who died in a plane crash with
Egyptian Airline 990 as you can see from the website below;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm:

He was a wealthy oil merchant who made a deposit of Thirty Million United
State Dollars ($30,000,000.00) 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 :

I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible through my private
email: **yemimorris11@switched.com* <yemimorris11@switched.com>
*
Best Regards,
Yemi Morris*

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