419 scam: ISAAC DAVISON <isaacdavison@virgilio.it> SECRET INFO..........L RESULTil address have won a lottPŒë¸"

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states 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)
- "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: ISAAC DAVISON <isaacdavison@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: isaacdavidson70@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:14:04 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: SECRET INFO..........

President / CEO,

My name is Isaac Davidson the manager, credit and
foreign bills of United bank Plc.
I am writing in respect of a foreign
customer of my bank with account number 89-3k7-350811-1996/ubsa plc,
South Africa who perished in a plane crash [Korean Air Flight 801]
with
the whole passengers aboard on August 6, 1997. Since the demise of this
our customer, whom I could not care less about,I personally have
watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all to no avail
as no one has come to claim his funds of USD$20 m, [Twenty million
United States dollars] which has been with my branch for a very long
time. It is my branch for I sit on it for a long time.

On this note,
I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of kin as
no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics here
does not allow such money to stay more than seven years, because the
money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this
period. In view of this I got your contact through my search via
business
report from your web site to see if you can assist. I will
give you 30% of the total.
Upon the receipt of your response, I will
send to you by fax or e-mail the application letter, bank's fax number
and the next step to take. I will not fail to bring to your notice that
this business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear
as all modalities for fund transfer can be finalized within five
banking days, after you apply to the bank as a
relation to the
deceased. When you receive this letter.
Kindly send me an e-mail
signifying Your decision including your private Tel/Fax numbers for
quick communication
Respectfully submitted,

Isaac Davidson .

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