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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • fred_recent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • c_rescent2006@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Fredrick=20Andrew?= <fred_recent@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: c_rescent2006@yahoo.dk
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 05:14:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: reply:asap


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

Dear Sir,



My name is Mr. Fredrick Andrew. I trained and work as an


external auditor for the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) of

Singapore.


I have taken pains to find your contact through personal endeavours

because a late investor , Mr de maulde who bears the same last name with

you has left monies totaling a little over $5 million United States

Dollars with Our Bank for the past twelve years and no next of kin has come

forward all these years.Banking regulation legislation in Singapore

demand that I notify the

fiscal authorities after a statutory time period of twelve years when

dormant accounts of this type are called in by the monetary regulatory

bodies.



The above set of facts underscores my reason of writing.I am of

the settled conviction that using my insider leverage, working with

you,since you have the same last Name with the Late Investor, we can

secure the funds in the account for us instead of allowing it pass as

unclaimed funds into the coffers of the Government of Singapore.


This exactly is why i crave your participation and cooperation. I have

seized all relevant information (legal and Banking) that will

facilitate our putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and

ultimately transfer the money to any account nominated by you.


Be assured that I and my colleagues are on top of the situation all the

time and there will be no risk . Needless to say, Uttermost

CONFIDENTIALITY is of vital importance if we are to successfully reap

the immense benefits of this transaction. I have intentionally left out

the finer

details for now until I hear from you.


To affirm your willingness and cooperation to my proposal please do so

by email: c_rescent2006@yahoo.dk stating your full names, date of

birth,number and fax number.


I do expect your prompt response.


Thank you.


Mr. Fredrick Andrew

- Fredrick Andrew

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