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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  • edward_kerry@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Edward Kerry" <bbmfrn@lineraringjarinasia.com>
Reply-To: dr_edward03@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:25:23 +0000
Subject: From: DR. EDWARD KERRY


From: DR. EDWARD KERRY
Manager Credit and Foreign Bills
Amicable Insurance $ Security company.
E-mail: edward_kerry@yahoo.com

Attention: Sir/Madam,

My name is Dr Edward Kerry, the Manager, Credit and Foreign bills of Amicable Insurance & Security company.

I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of our Insurance companywith account number 14-255-114 whose name is Late Mr. Morris Thompson,an American by Citizen who perished in a plane crash of Alaska AirlinesFlight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife andonly daughter.

You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site which I gotduring myinvestigation;http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched withkeen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as noone has come to claim his funds of US$15.5M (Fifteen Million FiveHundred Thousand United States Dollars) which has been with our branchfor a very long time. On this note, I decided to seek for whom his nameshall be used as the Next of Kin as no one has come up to be the nextof kin. And the Insurance ethics here does not allow such money to staymore than Ten Years, because the money will be recalled to thegovernment treasury as unclaimed fund after this period. In view ofthis I got your contact when making a research on a foreigner
i will use you in this great opportunity. For your assistant i willgive you 30% of the total amount, since 10% has been map out to donateto the motherless baby home, while the remaining 60% will be for me andmy partner. Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by faxor e-mail the letter of application which you will type sign and sendback to our Insurance company to enable us start this transaction.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitchfree and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities forthe smooth and easy transfer of this fund has been finalized, thistransaction will be completed within five banking days of receivingyour response, after you apply to the administrative office of theinsurance company as a relation to the deceased.

When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail signifying yourdecision including your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick communicationon my personal email address: edward_kerry@yahoo.com



Yours Sincerely,
Dr Edward Kerry
Manager Credit and Foreign Bills .
Amicable Insurance & Security company.

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