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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.
  • an.marchant@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Anthony=20Marchant?= <an.marchant@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mr_anthony_marchant@myway.com
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:53:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CLANDESTINE NOTE CONTACT ME.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: an.marchant@yahoo.co.uk




Dear Friend,

I am Mr Anthony P. Marchant, a solicitor at law. I am the personal

attorney to Mr Morris Jack, a businessman from your country.

On the 20th of June 2002 my client, his wife and their two

children were involved in a car accident in which all occupants

of the vehicle died. My client deposited as family belongings in

a Bank in London, the sum of 17 Million United States Dollars,

with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he

is on leave. Since his death I have made several attempt to

locate any of my clients extended relatives, but this attempt

so far has been unsuccessful. I am contacting you to assist

in repartrating the money left behind by my client before

they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank

where the deposit was made. The Bank has issued me a

notice to provide the next of kin or have the money confisicated

within the next Fourteen official working days. Since I have

been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now.

I seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary of the

fund since you are in your country right now. All legal

documents to aid your claim for this fund and to prove your

relationship with the deceased will be arranged for. Your help

will be appreciated with 30% of the total sum.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this

deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under

a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach

of the law. Please accept my apologies, keep my confidence

and disregard this letter if you do not appreciate this proposition

I have offered you. However, if you do please include your phone

and fax number in your response for better communication.

God bless you and your family.

Best regards;

Mr Anthony P. Marchant





- Anthony Marchant

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