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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (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 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.
  • ralphcollins064@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ralphcollins@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ralph Collins <ralphcollins064@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ralphcollins@k.ro
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:49:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FOR YOUR BENEFIT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ralphcollins064@yahoo.com

Having obtained your contact coupled with my deep interest to invest in

your country, I decided to contact and solicit your mutual assistance.


I am Ralph Collins,

Corporate Finance Manager,Nationwide Bank London.On January 6th 2002,

one Mr. Brian J. Hawkins,an American National,a consultant and

contractor with Fedinard and Cleary, a leading firm of project and cost

management consultants, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at

Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand British pounds sterling for twelve

calendar months in my Bank Branch.


Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address

but got no reply, after a month, we sent a reminder and finally we

discovered from his contract employers (Fedinard and Cleary) that

Mr.Brian J. Hawkins died from an automobile accident.


On further investigation, it was discovered that he died without

making a Will and all the attempts to trace his next of kin were

fruitless.


Still On further investigations, it was discovered that Late Brian J.

Hawkins did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his

official documents including his Bank Deposit paper work here at the

Bank. The

total sum £10,500,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being

rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will

ever come forward to claim it.


In accordance with the Banking Federal Laws and constitution, at the

expiration of 4 (four) years, the money will revert to the ownership of

the Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.

Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner

to stand in as the next of kin to late Brian J. Hawkins so that you

and we can benefit and use the fund to enhance humanitarian

Organization Worldwide.


Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you

sample of application letter and detailed information on how this deal

would be transacted.

The money will be shared in the ratio of 20% for humanitarian

organizations worldwide and 40% each for both of us.


If this interest you, please reply me immediately

and include your private phone number for voice contact and fax number

so I can provide you with more details that will help you understand

the transaction.


PLEASE REPLY TO (ralphcollins@k.ro)


Awaiting your urgent reply.


Best regards,


Ralph Collins.




- Ralph Collins

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