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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.
• 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.
  • dr_wilson_fran1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Wilson" <drwilsonfrancies005@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 19:28:55 -1200
Subject: Reply

AUDITOR/HEAD,
OF DEPARTMENT,
BANK OF SCOTLAND,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Partner,

In order to transfer out £30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million
Pounds)from our bank here I have the courage to look for a
reliable and honest person who will be capable for this
important
transaction, believing that you will never let me down
either now or in future.

My name is Dr Wilson Francies, I am the auditor and head of
computing department of a bank here in scotland, United
Kingdom. There is an account opened in this bank in 1995 and
since my inception into office in 2001, nobody has operated
on this account again,after going through some old files, I
discovered that if i do not remit this money out urgently,
it will be forfeited for nothing.

I will use my position and influence on other staffs to
effect the legal approvals and onward transfer of this money
to your account with appropriate clearance from foreign
payment department.With assurance that this money will be
intact pending my physical arrival in your country for the
sharing and possible investments.You stand to get 25% of the
total sum while 5% will be for expenses that will be encured
during the process of this tranfer and the remaining 70%
will be for me.

I will fill you in with further details upon your reply God
bless.please reply immediately to my private email
address(dr_wilson_fran1@yahoo.co.uk)

Thanks Sincerely,

Dr Wilson Francies


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