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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.
  • part_mind@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • frank_bru@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?frank=20bruno?= <part_mind@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: frank_bru@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:44:53 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME


Ich habe eine neue E-Mail-Adresse!Ich bin jetzt unter folgender E-Mail-Adresse zu erreichen: part_mind@yahoo.de

FROM: AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.

FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.

ORIENT BANK PLC.


Dear Friend,


In order to transfer out US$5,000,000.00 (Five Million United StatesDollars) From our bank. I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important business believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.


I am Mr. Frank Bruno; the Operation Manager of Orient Bank Plc. The owner

of this account is Mr. Ramirez Sanchez and the manager of Granite Mining

Nig, an Engineer by profession and he died since 2001, no other person knows

about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proves to me as well that his company doesnot know anything about this account and the amount involved is (US $5,000,000.00)I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but I Don't know any foreigner, I know that this message will come to you as a Surprise as we don't know our self before, but be sure that it is real And A Genuine business.


I believe in God that you will never let me down in this investment. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% out of the total amount, 65% will be for me, while 10% will be for expenses, both parties might have incurred during the process of this transaction.


To commence this transaction, we require you to immediately indicate yourinterest by a return e-mail and enclose the following information:-


1. Full name

2: Your private telephone number and Fax number.

3. Occupation and Nationality.


You are to send this information to my email address to enable us file letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals before the transfer can be made.


Note also, this transaction must be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL becauseof its

nature. I look forward to receiving your prompt response and kindly

reply me to: frank_bru@yahoo.com

Yours faithfully,


Mr. Frank Bruno.

Operation Manager

ORIENT BANK PLC.




- frank bruno

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