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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • fredrickconnon@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "fred foster" <fredofoster@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fredoconnon@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:57:36 +0000
Subject: HELLO REPLY

Dear Friend,
I am Mr Fredrick Connon of ASSURANCE BANK PLC LONDON. On June 6,2002, an
America oil Consultant/contractor,Mr.John Lugard made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at 10,000,000.00pds(Ten
Million Pounds) in my branch.Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to
his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,we sent a reminder
and finally we discovered from his contract employers, That Mr.John Lugard
died from an automobile accident.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a
WILL(next of kin).I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
Mr.John Lugard did not declare any NEXT OF KIN or relations in all his
official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank
(ASSURANCE BANK PLC).This sum of 10,000,000.00pds is still sitting in my
Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end
of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it because nobody knows
about this.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a partner to stand in
as the next of kin to Mr. John Lugard.A bank account in any part of the
world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of his money
to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.The money will be paid into your
account.All paperwork are with me, my position as one of the top managers.
If you are insterested,please reply immediately via this email address
immediately.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe
utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be
most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to
invest my share in your country.
Reply to my mail box at fredrickconnon@yahoo.co.uk ,if you are willing to
do this transaction
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards,
Fredrick Connon.

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