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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • infoaccountoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR.BENNY HIGGINS. <bennyhiggins@bankofscotland.co.uk>
Reply-To: info.accountoffice@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:33:37 +0200
Subject: A BUSINESS LETTER FROM MR. BENNY HIGGINS / REPLY.




A BUSINESS LETTER FROM MR. BENNY HIGGINS / REPLY.
100% RISK FREE BUSINESS/CALL BACK.
From The Office Of Accountant.
The Mound Edinburgh EH1 1YZ,
Bank Of Scotland PLC,United Kingdom.
Dear Partner,

I am Dr. Benny Higgins,the Executive Auditor and Head of computing
department of a bank here in United Kingdom. I wish to make this
venture proposal to you, as a reliable partner and believe that you
will never let me down either now or in future. Based on the
instruction i gave to my secretary,he found your address on the net
through his search for a reliable person/company in your country,who
can be honest to me.
I wish to tranfer a huge amount of thirty million pounds sterlings
(&pound;30,000,000.00),which belonged to Late Mr.John Hughes,a
Director of petrochemical service from australia.Who died since 1999
without a will,no body knew about this account. And i happened to be
his personal account manager,i have with me all the file and
documents concerning this fund.I
will need your assisistance by
providing me with a preferable empty bank account of yours,where the
fund will be transfered.
After the conclusion of this transaction, you will have 35% of the
total amount, while 60% will be my share and 5% incase of any
expenses upfront.I will be in your country immediately the fund is
transfered into your account for the withrawing and sharing of the
money and other investment. Note that i work to keep this transaction
personal and confidential and i can only work with you if you can keep
this transaction personal and confidential on your own side.If i can
trust you reply me,so that i shall give you more details and
necessary procedure of this transaction. Do not fail to reply through
this my enclosed private email for security reason.
(infoaccountoffice@yahoo.co.uk [1] )
Regards,
Mr.Benny Higgins.


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[1] mailto:infoaccountoffice@yahoo.co.uk

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