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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:
  • "bank charges " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "transferred into your 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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.
  • roy_williams_2472000@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?gb2312?q?williams=20Roy?= <roy_williams_2472000@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: roywilliams247@myway.com
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 23:27:37 +0800 (CST)
Subject: FROM ROY WILLIAMS


ÎÒÓÐÒ»¸öеĵçÓʵØÖ·ÁË£¡ÄúÏÖÔÚ¿ÉÒÔ·¢µç×ÓÓʼþ¸øÎÒµ½£ºroy_williams_2472000@yahoo.com.cn

DEAR SIR,


I AM A FINANCIAL CONSULTANT WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN AFRICA. I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ON BOARD. YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THE ACCIDENT ON THIS WEBSITE:


www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/

www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/


SINCE THE DEATH OF THIS CUSTOMER I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN/BUSINESS PARTNER OF THE DEAD CUSTOMER BUT NO ONE HAS COME TO MAKE CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD7.5M, ( SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).


THIS FUND HAS BEEN WITH OUR INSTITUTION FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND TOP MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD WANT TO SIT ON THE FUND. IT IS BASE ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS/HER NAME WILL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BUSINESS PARTNER TO OUR LATE CUSTOMER SO THAT THE BOARD WILL RELEASE THE FUND INTO ANY BANK ACCOUNT PROVIDED, AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN OR BUSINESS PARTNER. THE BANKING/FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN NINE YEARS, BECUASE AFTER NINE YEARS THE ACCOUNT WILL BE DECLARED DORMANT AND THE MONEY FORFEITED TO THE BANK.


IN VIEW OF THIS, I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU TO ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BUSINESS PARTNER TO THE LATE CUSTOMER AS I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP THE CLAIM. THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND I CAN NOT OPERATE A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED.


AFTER THE FUND IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, YOU WILL INVEST THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR ME, AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED WHATEVER YOU MIGHT REQUEST AS A COMPENSATION FOR YOUR HELP.

THEREFORE TO FACILITATE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED, WE MUST APPLY FIRST BY FRONTING YOU AS A BUSINESS PARTNER TO THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER,YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION. UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THE APPLICATION AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO MAKE CLAIM OF THE FUND AS WILL BE PUT IN PLACE BY THE DECEASED PERSONAL LAWYER.


I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER. WE HAVE ALSO MADE ARRANGEMENT ON HOW TO TAKE CARE OF SOME BANK CHARGES HERE. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER AND IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE POSITION TO HELP, ALL YOU CAN DO FOR ME TO SAVE MY JOB IS TO KEEP THIS EMAIL TO YOURSELF ALONE. I CONTACTED YOU ON TRUST BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY OR BLACKMAIL ME.


TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU.


YOURS RESPECTFULLY,


MR.ROY WILLIAMS




- williams Roy

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