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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:
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • haskinshaskins@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "agentlogan@britpost.com" <>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:56:40 +0100
Subject: Hello Friend

Dear Friend,

I write to seek your co-operation as my foreign partner and your assistance.I apologize if this mail message does not suit your personal or business ethics.

My names are Robert J Haskins an attorney to a deceased Immigrant propertymagnate who was based in the U.K, Also referred herein as my client.On the 25th of July 2000, my client, his wife and their two Children died in the Air France plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise, Since then, I have been managing his properties here in the U.K,he also sold some,brokered by me and the money paid was deposited into his account.

I have contacted you to assist in retrieving the money and property left behind by my client before they get confisticated or declared unserviceable by his bank.Particularly, the bank has issued me a notice to provide any of his next of kin or have the account confisticated within a short time.My late client has an account valued at 15.5million dollars. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for some time now, and with the bank giving me a deadline,I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at 15.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you, and I can share the money.50% to me amounting to US$7,750,000.00 dollars and 40% for you amounting to uS$6,200.000.00 and 10% amounting to US$1,550,000.00 for miscellaneous expenses that might arise.

I have all necessary information that can be used to back up any Claim we may make55.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Send me your full names and address, tel and fax numbers to enable us discuss further

Robert J Haskins
United Kingdom.
Tel: 44 703 194 0696
Fax: 44 870 167 4557
Email:haskinshaskins@yahoo.co.uk

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