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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • vctay_uk@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • victoriatay@virgilio.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Victoria=20Tay?= <vctay_uk@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: victoriatay@virgilio.it
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 01:09:21 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Re:You are The Next of KIN


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: vctay_uk@yahoo.co.in

Re:You are The Next of KIN



Partner



Do you know of any Mr. Wayne? He worked on contract with a South African multinational Oil & Gas company here in United Kingdom? He shares same last name with you. In summer 2001, Mr. Wayne, his wife and their three children were involved in an auto-crash while returning to London from France on a holiday trip. Unfortunately, all occupants of the SUV they were traveling died on the spot. Since that unfortunate accident I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of his extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any exact matched surname and that was how I found your contact. My deceased client had an account balance with a bank valued at about £4.9million, the bank has issued a notice to me demanding that I provide Mr. Wayne’s next of kin or have the account closed and the funds absorbed.




Since I have been unsuccessful in locating my client's relatives; I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of his account £4.9million can be paid to you. You and I can then share the money 60% to me and 40% for you. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this project through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate/risk-free arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law. I await your positive response that MUST include your private telephone number; I will call to discuss this matter if it interests you. Be advised to reply strictly via my private email address: victoriatay@virgilio.it




Best regards




Mrs. Victoria Tay.



- Victoria Tay

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