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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hasane Kabbah" <hasanekabbah34@superposta.com>
Reply-To: hasane_kabbah@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:59:54 +0200
Subject: TRANSACTION


PRIVATE AND URGENT



ATTN. MANAGING DIRECTOR,



I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money
from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude
will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all
will be well at the end of the day.

PROPOSITION: I discovered an abandoned sum of $11,000,000.00 (Eleven
Million Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers
who died along with his entire family. Since his death, none of his next-of
kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir.


We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim
as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guide lines.

Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next
of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out
by us for the funds(US$11,000,000.00) to be released in your favor as the
beneficiary's next of kin. It may interest you to note that I have secured
from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased
beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of
our mutual business endeavor by furnishing me with the
following.


1. Beneficiary name and address.

2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers.



These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favor before the transfer can
be made. We are going to share the total sum on final conclusionof this
project,
and I will like to invest in your country. If this proposal is acceptable
by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed on you, I
await your urgent mail.


Regards,
Mr.Hasane Kabbah


NB:
Please if you are interested with the deal, kindly respond back with your
full name and address, fax/phone numbers, to enable us proceed immediately
without any delay.

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