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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: d0s4d1 sz4nd0r <d0s4d1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:34:57 +0000
Subject: Re: From Alfred Tas




Alfred,



Could you please Reply All with your address and telephone number? I'm
sure the UK police forces and US Treasury fraud investigators would
appreciate more info.



Thanks



Nicole







Alfred Tas wrote:

From: Dr.Alfred Tas.
NATWEST BANK PLC.
14 Blythewood Square Glasgow G2 4AQ
United Kingdom

Attention: Sir/Madam

I am Doctor Alfred Tas,a staff of Natwest Bank London,I seriously need you to get back to me immediately for neccessary steps concerning an inheritance. I am writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of immense benefit to both of us,also i have decided to reach you again sequel to your non reply of my earlier email to you dated 02/03/06. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of £25.5million British Pounds Sterling (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Morris Thompson,an American residing at 61 Fairbanks, Alaska who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter. See the links below for more details:

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

I hereby seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/Beneficiary to our late customer so that the said funds can be paid to you. I need your name to appear in the codicil and last statement of the deceased which will make you are entitled to his fund valued at £25.5million British Pounds Sterling (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) deposited in his account. I will secure all necessary documents that will be used to back up this transaction but all i require from you is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please, provide me the following details below which will help in any documentation in your name as the rightful beneficiary:

1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number
3. Your Contact Address.
4. Occupation
5. Age

As soon as i get your response also including your data, i will advise you on the necessary steps you will need to take on how to redeem the inheritance funds from the bank. Kindly Respond back to me because the status quo is that the funds will soon be confiscated by the bank and claimed under the government mandated period. Also keep this transaction between me and you, no third party in any way should know about this no matter the closeness you have with the person so as to prevent any risk or whatsoever.Kindly let me know what you think about this by replying immediately.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours Faithfully

Dr Alfred Tas.
Director Of International Operations.

STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY
"The information in this email and in any attachments may contain confidential information and is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). It may not be disclosed to any person without authorization. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient you are not authorized to and must not disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message or any part of it."










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