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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million 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.
  • robwhite208@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rob White <robwhite208@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:26:23 +0000
Subject: Urgent



Please before I proceed, let me introduce myself to you. I am Mr. Rob White, a British born Jamaican, I work with HSBC London, where I manage private clients accounts, as a matter of fact, I have been in charge of this duty for 12 years now. My motive for writing this mail to you is to inform you of an account belonging to Mr. David Roger. who has been my client for as long as I have been with HSBC His account holds the sum of £15.3 million pounds the truth now is that Mr. David Rogers is late, and I have monitored his account with us for 4 years now, and to my greatest surprise, no one has come up for a claim till date. From my investigations and confirmation, my client left his next of kin column blank, and had a single on entry visa into the UK , which is why no one has knowledge of the deposit except us at HSBC. Hence the need to get in touch with you as one who I can present as a next of kin to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my late client before they get confisticated or declared unpayable, as I have been unsuccessful in locating a relative for over 3 years now. Please be informed that the proceeds of this Deposit valued at £15.3 million pounds will be shared as follows: 70% for my colleagues and me, 30% to you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any claim we may make. All I require is your Honest cooperation to enable this deal go through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate Arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the Law, as the funds did not originate from drug money or terrorism, but through inheritance. I have discussed this matter with some of the banks official and we have all agreed to find a reliable partner to have this deal with, so that the funds can be released to you in your nominated account for shearing after due processes have been followed. Please contact me on robwhite208@hotmail.com Best Regards. Mr. Rob White.
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