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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • barrycheungp@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lee gul" <mrleebanker@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:14:27 +0100
Subject: interested member

FROM:MR. BARRY LEE
Hang Seng Bank Ltd
Sai Wan Ho Branch
171 Shaukiwan Road
Hong Kong.
Reply to:barrycheungp@yahoo.co.uk
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Cheung
Pui director of operations
of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd,Sai Wan Ho Branch.I have a
obscured business suggestion
for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi
Basem who was with the
Iraqi forces and also business man made a numbered
fixed deposit for 18
calendar months, with a value of Twenty Four
millions Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars only in my branch. Upon
maturity several notice was
sent to him,
even during the war early this year. Again after the
war another notification
was sent and still no response came from him. We
later find out that the
Major and his family had been killed during the war
in bomb blast that hit
their home.
After further investigation it was also discovered
that Major Fadi Basem
did not declare any next of kin in his official
papers including the paper
work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me
the last time he was
at my office that no one except me knew of his
deposit in my bank. So,
Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars is still
lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward
to claim
it. What bothers me most is that according to the
laws of my country
at the expiration 7 years the funds will revert to
the ownership of the
Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the
funds.

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that
I will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Major Fadi
Basem so that you will
be able to receive his funds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:

I want you to know that I have had everything
planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have contacted an attorney
that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next
of kin to Major Fadi
Basem , all that is required from you at this stage
is for you to provide
me with your Full Names and Address so that the
attorney can commence his
job. After you have been made the next of kin, the
attorney will also fill
in for claims on your behalf and secure the
necessary approval and letter
of probate in your favor for the move of the
funds to an account that will be provided by you.

There is no risk involved at all in the matter
as we are going to adopt a legalized
method and the attorney will prepare all the
necessary documents. Please
endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this issue.


Once the funds have been transferred to your
nominated bank account we shall
share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you .
Should you be interested
please send me your full names and current
esidential address and I will
prefers you to reach me on the email address below
barrycheungp@yahoo.co.uk


and finally after that i shall provide you with more
details of this operation.

Your earliest response to this letter will be
appreciated.

Kind Regards
Mr. barry lee

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