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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 pounds" (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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "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. Brian Moffat" <b.moffat00@yahoo.com.co>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:36:11 +0100
Subject: business proposition for you.

I do foresee the surprise this letter will bring to you as
it comes from a stranger. However, be rest assured that it
comes in good intentions.

I am Mr. Brian Moffat a Branch Manager in a bank here in
London, I have an urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you. A British Oil consultant and contractor
with the Kruger Gold Company, Mr. Raymond Beck made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,
valued at 30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million Pounds Sterling) in
my branch.Upon maturity,

I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally
we discovered from his contract employers, the Kruger Gold
Company that Mr. Raymond Beck died in a plane crash along
with his wife. Mr. Raymond Beck died in a plan crash along
with his wife in Egypt Air Flight 990, 1999 air crash (for
more information about this crash and person you can contact
this website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm'>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm</a>

Since we got this information about his death, on further
investigation, I found out that he died without making a
WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was not
successful. I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Mr.Raymond Beck did not declare any next of
kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paper work in my Bank.

This sum of 30,000,000.00 Pounds Sterling is still seating
in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. if no body comes
forward to lay claim to the fund, according to the law after
a period of time the money will be forfeited to the
government as unclaimed bill.

My proposal is, I will need you to stand in as the next of
kin to Late Mr.Raymond Beck so that the fruits of this old
man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials. I will need your full NAME and ADDRESS
so that my attorney will prepare all necessary documents and
affidavits that will legally place you as the next of kin to
late Mr. Raymond Beck.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in
the ratio of 60% for me, 30% for you and 10% for expenses
during the process of transfer. This transaction is 100%
risk fee, the paperwork for this transaction will be done
by my attorney and with my positions here in the bank
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction, if
you are interested. Please contact me with the email address
below:


b.moffat00@yahoo.com.co


Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards.

Mr. Brian Moffat.

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