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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024022875 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <mrgodf0@mail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:11:05 +0000
Subject: From: Mr. Nicholas Dube.........



FROM THE DESK OF: Mr. Nicholas Lee
Deutsche Bank London Level 9 (G2),
#31 Council of Churches
P O Box 62098 Marshalltown
2107 United Kingdom
Tel"+447024022875

Attention,

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise. I have
decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficiary to both of us.
During our auditing in this Bank, I came across some amount of money belonging
to a deceased foreigner Mr. Sheu Yuan-dong who died with his wife and their only
daughter on February 16, 1998 in a plane crash.

I am Mr. Nicholas Lee the personal account officer to the great late Deceased
who has an account in one of the top banks here in London,United Kingdom.

The fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of
the funds in our custody from his relation before my discovery to this
development. He was the Governor of Taiwan Central (Reserve) Bank. The said
amount was Fifty Two Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Four Thousand British Pounds
Sterling (£52,954,000.00 ). I want you to know that I never master minded the
death of the deceased fellow. Their death occour naturally. Please View this
website:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2

All the arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to
the deceased, has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you as
soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit
your self to this great business opportunity. In this country as a civil servant
(A Banker), we are not allowed to operate a foreign account.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will
forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also present a foreign account
where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request. Our
Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after (10 years),
the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed funds. The
request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact
that the customer was a foreigner.

Upon your acceptance to carry on this task more information will be made known
to you, and the said fund will be share in the ratio of 60/40%,We will start the
first transfer with Thirty Two Million {£32,000,000.00}. Upon successful
transfer without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the
payment of the remaining balance of {£20, 954,000.00} to your account. I am
only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a
local person here due to law in United Kingdom.

After I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages
indicated. Please you have been advised to keep "top-secret" as I am
still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal
with you. I will fly down to your country or any place we shall agreed on for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and
further investment will be discussed. If you are interested, please forward the
following information as below:

{1} Your Name/company's name and full address,
{2} Bank Name:............
{3} Bank Address..........
{4} Account No:...........
{5} Swift Code...{if any}
{6} Account Holder's Name: .....
{7} Your telephone Number.. Both Home&Office...
{8} Your Occupation.....

Upon the receipt of the above details, payment will be Activated by the
feedingof your data into payment system, followed by a signal that will be sent
to thepaying bank to remit the funds into your nominated bank account within 7
official working days of receipt of the above information.

Best Regards,
Mr. Nicholas Lee

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