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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • j_smith1120@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Smith" <j_smith1124@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: j_smith1120@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:07:04 -0500
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

>From The Desk Of Mr. James Smith
Auditing And Accounting Unit.
Natwest Bank,
England.


GOOD DAY,

Compliment of the day and how is life general with you? Of course it is my
humble wish to solicit and crave your indulgence to make this project
request for a joint business transaction which I hope will not come to you
as a surprise, hence I plead for your pardon.I am Mr. James Smith,the
Auditing and Accounting Unit,Foreign Operations Department Natwest Bank
England. I have an urgent and confidential business proposal for you.On June
6,Engr.Steve Moore made a numbered time (fixed)deposit for twelve calendern
month valued at US$15.500.000.00(Fiften Million Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars) in my branch. On maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarded address but got no reply after months we sent a reminder and
finally we discovered from his contract employee that Late Engr.Steve Moore
died from an automobile accident.

On further investigation it was clear that he died without making a will.
All attempts by the Australian to trace his next of kin were fruitless.I
therefore made further investigation and discovered that Late Engr.Steve
Moore did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents including his deposit document in my bank. The total sum of
US$15,500,000.00 is still in my bank as dormant acct. No one will ever come
forward to claim it.According to British banking law, after five years,the
money will revert to the ownership of the British Government. If the account
owner is certified death and nobody comes forward to claim it.This is the
situation , and my proposal is that I am looking for a foreigner who will
stand in as the beneficiary/next of kin. This is simple. All you have to do
is to immediately send me the details of a bank account anywhere in the
world for me to arrange the proper money transfer document. The money will
then be transferred into the account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for
me 30% for you while the remaining 10% will be set aside for expenses
incurred within here and there.There is no risk involved.

I am using my position and connection in the bank here to do all the
document work for the transaction. We shall employ the services of an
attorney to obtain all necessary documents and letter of administration in
your favour for the transfer. This transaction is risk free guaranteed. If
you are interested, please reply immediately confidentiality and be rest
assured that this transaction could be most profitable for both of us.
Please do not expose this deal if you are not interested because if you
do,it will take me out of seat.

I await your urgent reply,please feel free to reply me to my private email
addresse below for more details:j_smith1120@yahoo.com

Regards,
Mr. James Smith

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