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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • vicdesk@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "VICTOR MFON" <mfon_victor@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:41:29 +0100
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR VICTOR MFON

FROM THE DESK OF MR VICTOR MFON
CHARTERED BANK PLC


Dear



I am Mr.Mfon Victor, Company Secretary & Legal Adviser in charge Of
Bills and Foreign Exchange Remittance Department of Chartered Bank
Limited. We are conducting a standard process to upgrade our firm to the
world Standard banking system



I discovered an unclaimed sum of $18.5Million (eighteen million five
hundred thousand dollars) in an account belonging to my foreign client
who was a customer to my bank, Mr Anderson who passed away
years back. As the International banking Conglomerate to either of his
relation but the result was none..



I want to present you as Mr Anderson Next of Kin or Successor
over his deposit with our firm. I contacted you to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by this client before they
get
confisticated by the federal Government after being declared
unserviceable




As his Accounting officer before his death, I was given the mandate to
present to the bank, his next of kin or any member of his family. I
have conducted numerous searches to see that I locate a member of his
family but all to no avail. Hence, I contacted you.



So please, as a matter of urgency send to me your telephone and fax
numbers for effective communication. I will do my best to see that we
concluded this transaction successfully on time. Please if you are
interested send me an immediate mail so that I can explain the details to
you
to understand
everything about this business.



NOTE; [IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING THIS
TRANSACTION PLEASE DO TELL ME.I'M NOT KIDDING]

I am awaiting your urgent response.


Regards,

Mr. Victor Mfon


Please reply to my private email: vicdesk@excite.com

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