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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:
  • "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.
  • hallasb@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Peter Hall <ph1@tpost.fo>
Reply-To: peterhall43@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:25:03 +0000
Subject: How are you doing?


ASB BANK London
Senator House
85 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4HA
England
I am Peter Hall, head of group risk, ASB Bank London, England. On Monday, 31 July, 2000, one Andreas Schranner, a German National, a
property magnate, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at
£10,550,000.00 (Ten Million,Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds) for
twelve calender months in my Bank Branch. Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered
from his company that Mr. Andreas Schranner was aboard the AF4590
plane,
which crashed Monday, 31 July, 2000 into the Hotelissimo. (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm). After further
investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a WILL and
all
attempts to trace his next of kin proved fruitless. On further investigation, it was discovered that Late Mr. Andreas
Schranner
did not declare any next of kin or relatives in all his official
documents,
including his Bank Deposit paper work here in our Bank. The total sum,
£10,550,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled
over
with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come
forward to claim it. In accordance with the British banking laws and constitution, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the British
Government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the
funds. Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand
in
as the next of kin to the late Mr. Andreas Schranner. Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you the ASB Bank
"Next of
Kin Payment Application Form" as well as detailed information on how
this
deal would be carried out. We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the drafting of the
LAST
WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr. Andreas Schranner and to obtain all other
relevant papers in your name for the necessary documentation for
payment
approval in my bank headquarters in your favour. The money will be shared in the ratio:
Sixty percent for me, thirty five percent for you and five percent for
any
arising contigencies during the course of this transaction.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 Bank's head
of
group risk to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution
of
this transaction. Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.
If this interests you, call me or send me a reply
via my private email hallasb@excite.com and
include your private telephone/fax number. Awaiting your urgent reply. Thanks. Best regards, Peter Hall

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