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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:
  • "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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • lozano.maria@caramail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Lozano Maria Carmen" <lozano.maria@caramail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:26:12 +0100
Subject: I WAIT


From: Mrs. Lozano Maria Carmen
The Storage Keeper Operations
Diplomatic & Security Express S.L ,
Madrid - Spain.
Goodday,
I am Mrs. Lozano Maria Carmen, a Storage Keeper, Operations, of the Diplomatic & Security Express S.L, Madrid Spain. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. In a nutshell, I hint you breifly the mode of operations in this company. The security/ Diplomatic company is in Madrid, Spain and has played host to billions of dollars in storage, deposited by very important personnels around the world, especially past presidents and government officials and Ceo's of companies, they bring in these deposits as family treasures but when they claim it, the real stuff will be seen, I have seen a lot in my 10yrs with the company and I must tell you that billions have passed through the company.
All the deposits are with security codes . Also most of the deposits are left un-claimed because of the strigent conditions attached to the deposits, especially when the depositor dies without living any traceable address for fear of being probed. When this happens, the deposit is turned over to the goverment treasurery, where the artifacts are bidded for and the physical cash is lodged in the Government account, the deposits are reviewed from time to time. Every month end, a depositor contacts the company for updates or the next of kin does that.
There is a deposit of $139M (One Hundred And Thirty Nine Million United States Dollars), that I have the secret code and the full data of the depositor. He is Dead. He was divorced and left in the deposit clause " My brother or sister will come forward for this deposit and it should be released to him/her when he/she quotes correctly the deposit code". No one will ever come forward to claim it because he made the deposit on the 10th of March this year, and died on his way to the Airport on the 11th of March, the next day during the terror attack in Madrid.you can visit, http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/12/spain.blasts/index.html
OR http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3563713.stm

Nobody has called since then for the deposit and he left no traceable address, the deposit paperwork will be changed to reflect you as the beneficiary or the next of kin and I will give you the deposit code, which you will quote to our company.

Our company will make an appointment with you for the signing of the neccessary documents which I will breif you before the time. The other documents, a copy of the deposit certificate and the power of attorney, I will secretly send to you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the Storage Keeper operations with Diplomatic & Security Express S.L , Madrid Spain guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,please forward your direct contact details,your telephone and fax numbers to me, please reply immediately
Upon your response I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction better. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us. Our sharing ratio is 50-50. Contact me through this e-mail address, lozano.maria@caramail.com
With utmost regards,
Mrs. Lozano Maria Carmen

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