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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (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.
  • markjo11@pisem.net

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Jones" <markjones205@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: markjo11@pisem.net
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:38:04 -0800
Subject: Pls. Respond

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Mark Jones, INSTITUTIONAL FUND SERVICES, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA,
Peak International Bank, On resumption of duties after the Christmas and New
year celebration I discovered that one of my bank customer, Mr. JOSHUA WANG,
an Indonesia by birth, a consultant/contractor with the military relief
Group, a charity organization to the United Nation (UN) was one of the
victims of the TSUNAMI disaster in the Asia World, he has been a private
resident here in Nigeria for 3 years, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit,
valued at US$6.5M (Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
for twelve calendar months in my Branch.

As representative with contacts in the Middle east /Africa, upon the tsunami
disaster in his home country of Indonesia, in which he was on a private
visit to see his aged parents, I have made personal contacts to his resident
here in Nigeria and through some foreign mission in Indonesia, and has
discovered that he and his entire family perished in the said natural
disaster in his local community in Indonesia. On further investigation, it
also discovered that he died without making a WILL (En-state) and all
attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless, it was discovered in the
Late Mr. JOSHUA WANG bank papers that the only persons stated as his
entitled next of kin is his only wife, who also died with him in the
disaster, so presently their is no person to declare as the next of kin to
the said fund and as it stand now, No person will ever come forward to claim
it. As the bank papers/documents have only his late wife name, since they
have no child before their sudden death.

In accordance with the Banking Federal Laws and constitution, the money will
revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies as the next of
Kin to claim the funds within certain period of time. Consequently, I shall
present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the proxy (next of kin) to
late Mr. JOSHUA WANG so that you and I can benefit from this money and also
donate certain portion of the fund to all victims of the Tsunami disasters
through humanitarian Organization. Be informed that I have in my
capacity/position carefully moved this fund into the Vault of a Security and
Finance Company in Europe that have Branches all over Europe/America where
this fund can be claim. Upon acceptance of this proposal, We shall employ
the services of an attorney for the drafting of the LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of
Late Mr. JOSHUA WANG, memorandum of understanding (MOU) and to obtain all
other relevant papers in your name for the necessary documentation for
payment approval in my bank headquarters in your favor.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law, as I will use my position as
the senior Bank's personnel in the Institutional fund services, Middle East
and Africa, to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of
this transaction. Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is
required. If you have a genuine interest, Kindly copy a response to my
private email address: markjo11@pisem.net or through my EFAX NO
+1-928543-7689.and please include your private phone number for voice
contact and fax number so that I can provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction better.

Awaiting your urgent reply. Thanks.

Best regards,

Mr. Mark Jones


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