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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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Matthew Ejeayor" <mattejeayor61@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mattejeayor57@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 19:10:21 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,


*Dear Friend,*

*Before I introduce myself, 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. I have decided to contact you purely on
the personal conviction of trust and confidence that we can co-operate with
one another and do a very lucrative business for our mutual benefit.*

*I am Mr Matthew Ejeayor, a 49 years old man work with a bank (One of the
African leading banks in the West Coast),through my compilation of accounts,
I discovered a credit account of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars(US$6.500.000.00) deposited, On further trace came across the
file and found out that the account has be inactive(Dormant) for more than
Four (4) years.
The true owner of this funds/ account was Late DR.GEORGE BRUMLEY,acitizen of
Atlanta,United States of America, who died along with his entire family in a
plane crash that took place in Kenya,East Africa You shall read more about
the crash on visiting this site.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html*

*Regarding the short period of Fifteen (15) bank working days allowed
confirming and submitting the reports by the Board of directors of my bank,
which may lead to the cancellation or terminating of the account.*

*It is therefore upon this discovery that I and two other officials in this
department now decided to make business with you and release the money to
you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety keeping and
subsequent disbursement ,since nobody is coming for it and we don't want
this money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed bill, you have
a liability to ensure that we receive 65% of the total sum while you keep
35% for your assistance and as a foreign partner . Please i urge you to keep
this matter very confidential include your following informations in your
response: *

*Your Full Name:
Receiving Address:
Contact Telephone Number:
Valid Identification:
Nationality/Occupation:*

*Yours Sincerely,
Mr Matthew Ejeayor*


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