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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • lomonbrown@k.ro
  • lomonbrown@k.ro

Fraud email example:

From: "lomon brown" <lomonbrown@msn.com>
Reply-To: lomonbrown@k.ro
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:41:54 +0000
Subject: Mail From:Lomon Brown

Email:lomonbrown@k.ro
Dear Sir,
I am Mr Lomon Brown, an attorney at law.
A deceased client of mine, by name Mr.Andrew Parker,who hereinafter shall be
referred to as my client,died as the result of a heart related condition in
November 2002. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left
behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where this deposit valued at 45million dollars is lodged. This bank
has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be
confiscated because there is a government gazette / mandate authorising all
banks to freeze or consificate any account that has not been servicable in a
long period of time, this is geared towards capital flight for the economy.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client,so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually
agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as my
client's next-of-kin will be sent to you. Kindly reply to the address below:
lomonbrown@k.ro
Best regards,
Lomon Brown

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