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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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.
  • markphilips007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mark philips <markphilips001@web.de>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 16:31:08 +0200
Subject: CONFIDETIAL AND URGENT




Dear,HAYES

I am contacting you because of a business proposal concerning a huge sum of money from a deceased MR. HAYES MOHAN. He deposited in the Security and Finance Company (bank) where I work here in Madrid, Spain. I am assuring you a smooth and risk free deal as long as I am in office.(FUNDS REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT) Actually, I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSAL;
I discovered this abandoned deposit in my company, MR. HAYES MOHAN was one of our foreign customers. He died along with his entire family as a result of an automobile crash in London. Actually he deposited this funds amounting to US$12, 000,000.00 (Twelve million United States Dollars), for safe keeping in our firm here in Madrid.

Companys records shows that the funds/money was actually for a project our late costumer wanted to start in the near future (a multi million Dollar steel plant in Florida, USA), before his sudden and untimely death. Since his death none of his relations or next-of-kin has come forward to laysafe keeping in our firm.

Since his death none of his relations or next-of-kin has come forward to lay claims for this property as the heir, and this is basically the reason why I am contacting you. And my company cannot release the property unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our Operation-Guidelines.

Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me is rest assured for the funds to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of kin.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;

Full name and address
Direct Telephone and fax numbers
Occupation and position
Nationality
Date of birth
Marital status
Gender/sex

These requirements will enable me file letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before you can personally apply and appear for the claim. I shall be compensating you with 30% of the total money while 10% will be for any expenses required and the rest will be mine on final conclusion of this project.

Please note that your share stays while the rest shall be for my investment purposes. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you.
Should you have any further question or clarification please feel free to contact me directly through my private e-mail.
NOTE THIS: PLEASE REPLY ME TO THIS MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS:
E-MAIL:markphilips007@yahoo.com
I await your urgent mail towards this notification.


Mr. mark philips



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