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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:
  • "trust is our watchword" (the question is not whether they can trust you, but whether you have any reason to trust this person or anyone this person tells you to contact)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • kenroland77@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "KEN ROLAND" <rep5@sherifstimbersdesk.com>
Reply-To: kenroland77@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:53:12 +0000
Subject: I,D BE GLAD TO WORK WITH YOU





I am a staff of Natwest Bank London. I am writing following an Opportunity in my office that will be of immense benefit to both of us, in my department we discovered an abandoned sum of £6.1million British Pounds Sterling (Six million and a hundred thousand British Pounds) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Morris an American who unfortunately lost his life In the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 that crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter. You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site.

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

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his Next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because we Cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or Relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Unfortunately I learnt that his supposed next of kin being his only Daughter died along with him in the plane crash leaving nobody with The knowledge of this funds behind for claim. It is therefore upon this discovery, myself and two other officials in this department now decided to make business with you and release the money to you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety keeping and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don’t want this money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed bill.

The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that such money Remained after five years the money will be transferred into banking Treasury as unclaimed funds. We were able to move these funds into another bank (offshore bank) with the help of an insider who has deposited the funds into a floating account. The problem with this type of account is that, the fund can only remain in such an account for a period of time which is fast approaching. All we need from you is to give me your details so we can place you as the beneficiary of the funds. Once you are made the beneficiary, you would be able to transfer our share to us.

We have agreed that 30% of this money would be for you, and the balance would be for me and my colleagues. Before the fund is ready to be transferred, we would then meet in a suitable place to discuss final disbursement according to the percentages indicated above.

Honesty is the success of this business and trust is our watchword in this transaction.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me urgently by E-mail: kenroland77@yahoo.com Also, kindly provide me the following details if you are interested:

1. Full Name

2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number

3. Your Contact Address.

Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you receive this mail you should contact me by return mail. Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these funds to you has been finalized. We will discuss much in details when I receive your response.

Best regards
Mr. Ken Roland.

*********************PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL***********************

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