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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • myangg20007@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "hsbming Gazeta.pl" <hsbming@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: myang20007@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 23:01:46 +0100
Subject: Compliments of the day (Ming Yang)


I am Mr. Ming Yang director of operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

I have an obscured business suggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi
war our client Gen. Aadel Akgaal Bastaan who was with the Iraqi forces
and also businessman made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months,
with a value of Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars, only in my branch. Upon maturity several notices was sent to
him, even during the war which began in 2003.Again after the war another
notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later
find out that the General along with his wife and only daughter had been
killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home.



After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Aadel
Akgaal Bastaan did not declare any next of kin in his official papers
including the paper work of his bank deposit.
And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no
one except me knew of his deposit in my bank So, Twenty Four million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no
one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that
according to the laws of my country at the expiration 5 years the funds
will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies
to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I
will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Gen. Aadel
Akgaal Bastaan so that you will be able to receive his funds.

MODALITIES:

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen.Aadel
Akgaal Bastaan, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to
Provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can
commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney
will also fill in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary
approval and of probate in your favour for the move of the funds to an
account that will be provided by you. There is no risk involved at all in
this matter, as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney
will prepare all the necessary documents.

Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning
this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank
account we shall then share in the ratio of 70% for me, 25% for you.
Should you be interested please reply to me urgently via this email
Address: myangg20007@yahoo.com.hk so that i can forward more details to
you.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mr. Ming Yang
(Director of Operations HSB Hong Kong

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