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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:
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sunny West" <sunnywest15@hosanna.net>
Reply-To: sunny_west111@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:54:03 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION FROM THE PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY OF WESTFIELD & ASSOCIATES UK


Attention:Sir/Madam,

Compliments of the day.

I am Sunny West, Esq, and Principal attorney of Westfields & Associates UK
and family attorney to the late Mr. Peter.

My late client made a numbered time fixed deposit with a bank here in United
Kingdom before his death.

At the review of his account after his death, we found out that your name
was registered as the possible next of kin who should be contacted in case
of his death.

Please, i advice that you get back to me immediately for further briefing
and information on this subject matter.

Have a nice day.

Sunny West, Esq.

Anti-fraud resources:

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