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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)
  • "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 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)
  • ",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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (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: Kin Trasy <goodss@postino.at>
Reply-To: directorkin1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 06:24:57 -0700
Subject: Hello

FROM:DR KIN TRASY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY

Dear Friend,
I feel quite safe and satisfy dealing with you in this Mutual
Beneficial transaction.Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly
abused, I choose to reach you through it because it Still remains the
fastest, surest and most secured Medium of communication.However, this
correspondence is purely private, and it should be treated as such. l
also guarantee you that This deal is hitch free from all what you may
think of And I encourage you to read it to the end so that you Can
understand it very well.I am DR Kin Trasy, Executive Director in
charge of Claims and Indemnity of Prudential Insurance Company.I am
contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be
attached to this deal for the benefit of both of us.The Management and
the Legal /Treasury Department of This Prudential Insurance Company in
a recent meeting, Recommended that the account of MR. ROBERT
FINKELSTEIN, who maintained a Life Assurance Policy, should be
declared Dormant and confiscated Hence moving his unclaimed benefits
funds to the Treasury according to our Banking and Financial
law.Recently, I came across a very huge sum of money Belonging to a
deceased person (MR.ROBERT FINKELSTEIN). He is a foreigner,
unfortunately He is now late as he was amongst those that on the
recent Plane crash during his visit to London This man was our client
and has Life Assurance Policy WORTH the sum of Forty Five Million
United States Dollars (US$45,000,000.00). Right now, the fund is lying
unclaimed in our custody and there is NO next Of kin mentioned in his
file and there is no how we can reach any of his relatives.All efforts
made by us to establish contacts with any other of his Relation have
proved abortive and unsuccessful. His Life Assurance Policy will
expire in the next few Months from the date of this letter. Just last
week we received an instruction from Ministry of Social Welfare to
forward particulars of all unclaimed benefits that will expire in the
next few months.Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this
Information secret to myself until now that I am contacting you. In
view Of the fact that the Deceased customer is a foreigner (from
different Country), it is officially important for the involvement of
a Foreigner who will pose as a next-of-kin.I will use my exalted
position in this Insurance Company to present you as his Next of Kin
as you can be his relative, friend or Cousin and the Money
(US$45Million) will be Safely transferred into your own Bank account
in your country.Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address
When Replying this mail and I will give you more Information as soon
as you indicate your willingness To assist in this viable
transaction.I will use my exalted position here to get all Internal
documentations to back up the claims. The whole Procedures will last
only 5 working days to get the fund Retrieved successfully without
trace even in future.Please I need the
following:
NAME: ----------------------
SURNAME: ----------------
SEX: ----------------------
AGE:-----------------------
DOB:--------------------
MARITAL:------------------
COUNTRY:-------------
CITY:------------------
STATE:---------------
ZIP CODE:-----------------
CONTACT ADDRESS-------------------
PHONE NO# :-------------------
MOBILE NO. -----------------------
FAX NO#-------------------------
OCCUPATION:-----------------
POSITION: -------------------
DATE:------------------------
The transaction will be done successfully and smoothly completed via
email and phone. Send your full name, address and telephone number to
me via email urgently today so that I will call you for discussions. I
PROMISE that you must be happy and shall rejoice greatly soonest for
co-operating with me in this transaction.After successful conclusion
of this transaction, we shall share the money 30-70 (30% for you and
70% for me). I await your good response today. Thanks and remain
bless.I require you to maintain the confidentiality of this
transaction because it is important due to the fact that I am still in
active services to the Prudential Insurance Company. Your earliest
response to this matter is very important.

I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY TODAY.
Best Regards,
DR Kin Trasy
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY

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