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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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Doudou Salif" <mrdsa35@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mrdsalif@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:09:59 +0000
Subject: REPLY QUICKLY.




























































































Manager,
Accounts and auditing dept.
Bank of africa-Ouagadougou,
Burkina faso,
West africa.



Dear friend,

REPLY QUICKLY.


I am writing to solicit your partnership to move out of this country into a foriegn account for our use the sum of 10.2 million dollars belonging to a dead customer in the bank where i work Dr. George Brumley who died in a plane crash with his entire family living no one behind as his next of kin to claim this fund.

View this website for more understanding and get back to me if you are interested with your phone number for me to give you more details of the business.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html


My kind regards to you and your family,

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Doudou Salif.

Anti-fraud resources:

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