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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)
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: bellorasheed@live.com
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:41:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PARTNERSHIP/INVESTMENT


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:richmond_bello2222@yahoo.com.co



- From Mr.Richmond Bello yske Bank Ltd.London UKOctober 01, 2008Dear Friend My name is Mr.Martinez josse; I am the credit manager of Jyske Bank Ltd here in the United Kingdom. I am contacting you of 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 everything has been taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.PROPOSITION:I am Mr. Richmond Bello the account officer of a foreigner named Jean Gandesbery and her Husband Robert Gandesbery who died in an air crash along with his wife on the January 31 in an Alaska airline Flight 261 with other passengers on board. You can confirm this from the website below which was published byCNN.WEBSITE.http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ Since his death, none of his next-of-kin is alive to make claims for this money as his heir, because they all died in the scident himself and his wife (May their soul rest in peace). We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as thenext-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin he deceased, as all documentations will be carefully worked outby me for the funds (US$15,300,000,00) to be released in your favor as the beneficiary's next of kin.Because after four years the money will be called back to the bank Treasury as unclaimed bills and the money shared amongst the directors of the bank. So it is on this note I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than allow the bank directors to share this money amongst them at the end of the year.It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries.Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual Busiss endeavor by furnishing me withthe following information if you are interested.1.A Beneficiary name. In order for me to prepare the document for transfer of the funds in your name.2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers. For our personal contact and mutual trust in each other.I shall be compensating you with Four million dollars ($4,000,000,00) on final conclusion of this project for your assistance, while the balance $11,300,000 dollars shall be for me for investment purposes. Because I intend to retire after the conclusion of this transaction.If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me immediately. Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowedIn you, I await your urgent response.Regards,Mr.Richmond Bello Jyske Bank Ltd.London UK

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