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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • chris_anderson_123@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • chris_anderson2006jp@yahoo.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: VALIANT BANK <chris_anderson_123@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: chris_anderson2006jp@yahoo.jp
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:21:38 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BANK CONTACT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: chris_anderson_123@yahoo.com

MR.Chris Anderson.

Valiant Privat Bank AG

Postfach 3001Bern,

Switzerland

Reply to: chris_anderson2006jp@yahoo.jp

 

ConfidentialTel: + 41 445804933, +871 763593838

Confidential Fax: + 41 445804934, +871 763593836

 

DearSir/Madam;

 

PRIVATE AND URGENT.

 

I am contacting you on business transfer of a huge sum

of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a

transaction of this magnitude will make any one

apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that

all will be well at the end of the day. We decided to

contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.

 

PROPOSITION;

 

We discovered an abandoned sum of (Sevenmillion five

hundred thousand united states dollars) in an account

that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family. Since his death-none of

his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay

claims for this money as the heir.

 

We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in

our banking guidelines Upon this discovery, we now seek

your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the

deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out

by us for the funds (Sevenmillion five hundred thousand

united states dollars) to be released in your favour as the

beneficiary's next of kin.

 

It may interest you to know that

we have secured from the probate an order of madamust

locate any of deceased beneficiaries.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of

our mutual business endeavour, by furnishing me with the

following;


1. Beneficiary name and address

2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers




These requirements will enable us file letter of claim

to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can be made. We shall be

compensating you with a million dollars on final conclusion

of this project-while the rest shall be for us.Your share

stays while the rest shall be for us for investment

purposes.

 

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue

advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you,

I await your urgent response.

 

Regards,

 

MR.CHRIS ANDERSON.

 

NB: Call me if you are realy willing to assist me.

Tel: + 41445804933, 871 763593838




- VALIANT BANK

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