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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • john_owen@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john owen" <john_owen001@msn.com>
Reply-To: john_owen@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:35:32 +0000
Subject: CAN YOU BE TRUSTED?

From: Mr. John Owen
Head of Trustee and Depository
Institutional Fund ServiceS.
HSBC Bank Plc 24th Floor
8 Canada Square
London E14 5hq.

 

Good day. I need your services in a confidential matter regarding money that was deposited by Late Mr Morris Thompson in a security firm the next of kin to claim the funds is needed and I will please you as next of kin to  claim this fund, Kindly Visit this site: http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and This requires a private arrangement. Could you perhaps receive these funds under legal claims?. I am willing to assist you in this transaction as well as making sure all the legal proofs of next kin is changed in your favour so that you will genuinely and legally receive this fund under the capacity to file for an affidavite of claim. I have all the details you will use for that.Please email back at: john_owen@yahoo.com.hk
 
All correspondences will be via email, for now. The funds in question are quite large US$9.6 Million. I will expect a straight answer from you. Yes or no. If yes,include your telephone and fax number to put  the  modalities in place . 

 

Thank you
Mr. John Owen

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