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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:
  • "million british pounds" (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.
• 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.
  • chrispoter_55@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Chris poter <chrispoter@mail.com>
Reply-To: chrispoter_55@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:23:58 +0400
Subject: GOOD DAY


Good Day,
Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics although I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you first
because it's fastest means.I am an extenal auditor of a well known bank here in
the United Kingdom.
In one of our peroidic auditing I discorved a dormant accounts with holding
balance of .15,000,000(Fifteen Million British Pounds)whaich has not
been operated for the past three years.From my investigations and
confirmations,the owner of this account,a foreigner by name Dr.George
Brumley died in July 19,2003 go through this site for more clearifications:www.wfn.org/2003/07/msg00230.html ,and since then
nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has
no family members who are aware of the existence of neither the account
nor the funds.
I have secretly discussed this matter with a top senior minister
official of the federal ministry of finance here and we have agreed to find a
reliable foreign partner to deal with us although due to his possition he did
not want to take active part but as soon as you follow my instructions
everything will be successfull because we will be woking hand in hand
with him.We thus propose to do business with you,standing in as the next of
kin of these funds from the deceased and after due legel processes have
been followed the fund will be released to your account without deley and we
will use it for investment and to assist the less privelaged in the society
because if we left the fund with the government it will be fortified
for nothing and will be used to suppress the poor masses in the society.
This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug,money laundry, terrorism or
any other illegal act.On receipt of your response I will furnish you with
detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction.I
look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you are
interested.
Reply on chrispoter_55@yahoo.com
Regards.
Chris

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