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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "to 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)
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031902472 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • william_roy1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: william roy <william_roy1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: william_roy1@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 01:42:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: william_roy1@yahoo.com

MR.WILLIAM ROY.

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED,UK BRANCH 65 CORNHILL LONDON EC3V 3NP,UNITED KINGDOM.



Dear Sir/Madam ,



I would not have used this medium (Internet) but I choose to reach you


through it because it is the fastest,surest and most secured medium of


communication. However,this correspondence is un-official and private,and


it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this transaction


is risk free from all what you may think of.



I am MR.WILLIAM ROY,an account officer with SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK


LIMITED (London Branch), I am contacting you based on trust and


confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction.The Management


and the Legal department of our BANK (SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED UK)


in a recent meeting,recommended that the account of one of my late


customer and branch depositor MR. YUGUANG ZHENG,should be declared


dormant,confisticated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury


according to UK Banking and financial law.


The depositor,YUGUANG ZHENG died in world trade centre and was one of the


victims of the september 11,2001 incident that befall the United State of


America,ever since his death the bank has made series of efforts to


contact any of the relatives to claim this money but without success, you


can confirm through this site:


http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm



MR.YUGUANG ZHENG is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar


account with the sum of US$8.3M (Eight Million,three Hundred Thousand


United States Dollars Only) deposited in a Secret account with my branch


.In fact, since his death in 2001, no next of kin of the Dollar account


holder nor any his relative has shown up to claim his money this is


because he has the account as a secret account and he left all the


documents for the deposit with me.



Having waited since 2001,I am now fully convinced that no one would turn


up to claim his money before the bank stipulated collection deadline and


this is where I am interested and why I want to present you now to my bank


as the relation of the deceased,I will use my position here in the bank


and I will give you the relevant documents and contacts to file in the


claim application and then effect the approvals for the transfer of the


money to your nominated bank account, I will be the one to provide the


vital documents for the claims of the money and then advise you exactly


how we should handle it.



Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this


mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your


willingness to assist in this transaction.


I will use my position to get all internal documentations to back up the


claims.Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to him as I


am in position to afix your name as the next of kin.


The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund


retrieved successfully without trace even in future. After the transfer of


the money we shall share the money 60-40,that is I will have 60% while


you will have 40%.


I await your urgent response to this mail.Reply to my Private Email:


william_roy1@o2.pl or call me on my direct telephone:


44-7031902472.



Remain blessed,



MR.WILLIAM ROY.


SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED,UK(London Branch)


Private Email:william_roy1@o2.pl


Direct Telephone:44-7031902472.



- william roy

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