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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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hafia Dr. Clay" <drclay_hafia18@e-mail.ua>
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 05:40:31 +0100
Subject: PARTNERSHIP INVITATION!


PARTNERSHIP INVITATION!
Dr. CLAY HAFIA
BANK OF AFRICA
BENIN REPUBLIC

Reply me here please.
Email: drclay_hafia020@voila.fr

Dear Friend,
This message might meet you in utmost surprise; however, it's just my urgent
need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I
am a banker by profession from BENIN REPUBLIC. In west

Africa and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and
Accounting unit of the bank.I have the opportunity of transferring the left
over funds ($46.5million) of one of my bank clients who died along with his
entire family on 31 July 2000 in a plane crash. You can confirm the
genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on this web site.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be Shared
between us in the ratio of 60/30 while 10% will be mapped out for expenses.
If you agree to my business proposal, further details of the transfer will
be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail.

Have a great day.
Yours,
Dr.Clay Hafia

Send your Reply to my new email address.
Email: drclay_hafia020@voila.fr

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