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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.
• 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.
  • smiths_222@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Stella smith" <stellasmith@luxmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: smiths_222@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:07:58 +0400
Subject: URGENT

Sir,
I apologize if the contents here under are contrary to your moral ethics. But please treat with absolute secrecy and personal. I am an employee of a commercial bank in England and an Account Officer to a deceased customer of the Bank (Barry Eck}. We lost this customer and his families in an auto crash here in England some years back and his account of US$ 8,000,000.00 (Eight Million U.S Dollars with us has been dormant And unclaimed due to unavailability of a next of kin/relatives to claim his estate.

In accordance with the escheat laws of England, the Board of Directors of the Bank met a fortnight ago and resolved to turn the estate of the deceased over to the Government having waited for too long without the deceased relatives/next of kin surfacing and if this is done, Invariably the funds will end up to become Government property and it is as a result of this that I am moved to contact you. In view of this, I am seeking for your cooperation and understanding to stand as the deceased next of kin to enable us claim the inheritance before the time period given by the Bank elapse.

If you are interested and in agreement with me, please write back immediately through the alternative email address provided below. Be rest assured that it is a risk free project and the proceedings will be shared 50% each once the funds are repatriated into your account either in the United States or elsewhere.
Email adddress:smiths_222@yahoo.com

I wait for your prompt response.

Regards,

Stella Smith.
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