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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • hassan_malik_office@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hassan malik <hassan_malik_office@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 22:28:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT


DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR.HASSAN MALIK,ACCOUNTANT WITH GUARANTY TRUST BANK.

I HAVE $12MILLION DOLLARS WHICH I WANT YOU TO RECEIVE IN YOUR
ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.THE MONEY IS OWNED BY OUR LATE CUSTOMER WHO DIED MANY YEARS AGO ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY IN A FATAL AUTO CRASH.

SINCE HIS DEATH NOBODY HAS COME FORWARD TO CLAIM HIS FUND DEPOSITED IN OUR BRANCH.AND OUR BANK HEAD QUARTERS HAS GIVEN 21 DAYS ULTIMATUM TO MY BRANCH THAT IF ANY BODY DID NOT COME TO CLAIM THE MONEY AS HIS NEXT OF KIN,THE MONEY WILL BE CONFISCATED AND FORFEITED TO MY BANK HEADQUARTERS.

I THEREFORE WANT YOU TO COME FORWARD IMMEDIATELY TO CLAIM THE MONEY AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO OUR LATE CUSTOMER MR.MARK HOLLOWAY.
I THOUGHT IT WISE TO CONTACT YOU TO ACT AS HIS NEXT OF KIN BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SAME SURNAME WITH HIM.
I HAVE ALL THE CONNECTION THAT WILL MAKE IT WORKOUT FINE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.I HAVE DECIDED THAT YOU AND I WILL SHARE THE MONEY THAN LOOSING IT TO OUR BANK.WE WILL SHARE THE MONEY EQUALLY WITHOUT BIAS.

LET ME HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.AS AN INSIDER, I WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION THAT WILL MAKE IT WORK IN YOUR FAVOUR AS HIS NEXT OF KIN. PROPER LEGAL PROCESS WILL BE FOLLOWED TO MAKE YOU THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN WHO IS ENTITLE TO INHERIT HIS FUND DEPOSITED IN OUR BRANCH.

A LAWYER WILL BE SECURED TO PROCESS ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS ON YOUR BEHALF.

RESPOND NOW AM WAITING.

BEST REGARD.

Dear Friend,
Thanks for your mail, to start with please furnish me your contact and informations so that we can proceed to bank.

As I stated before, furnish me with your Complete Names as it apperaed on your International Passport or Driving Licence, furnish also by return mail your Office and Home Phone/Fax Numbers, your Cell/MobileNumber,your occupation, your Complete Banking Details/Coordinates,your country, your age.

Once I receive this, I will ask our Attorney to put up an Application for the release of the funds into your nominated Bank Account, we will start from there.
Please Reply me back,Via My Yahoomail box: hassan_malik_office@yahoo.com =hassan_malik_office@yahoo.com>

Hassan.

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