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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:
  • "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.
  • jimclark_001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jimclark002@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: jim clark <jimclark_001@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jimclark001@myway.com
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 19:58:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THANKS AS I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jimclark_001@yahoo.com

UNITY TRUST BANK LTD,

THIRD FLOOR/CONGRESS HOUSE,

23-28 GREAT

RUSSELL

ST,

SOHO, LONDON,

WC1B 3UB.

E-ADDRESS: jimclark002@myway.com



Dear Prospective Partner,


I am JIM CLARK, I work as a Manager, Bills and Exchange UNITY TRUST BANK LTD, LONDON, UK. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. An American Oil consultant/contractor, Mr.Andreas Schranner, deposited funds with us, his bankers,UNITY TRUST BANK LTD, LONDON, UK., London, UK to the tune of £17,300,000.00 Pounds Sterling (Seventeen Million, Three Hundred thousand Pounds). He died in a ghastly utomobile accident. He died with his wife and two kids without leaving any elations I have tried several years after his death to trace any of his relations that might come over to claim the funds deposited with us as his next of kin but found none.


Consequently, my proposal to you is that I want you as a foreigner to

stand as the next of kin to the deceased so that the funds will not be

claimed back by the Government officials here. I shall provide you

with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest

assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us.

If you are interested, please reply immediately to my private E-mail

address:jimclark002@myway.com


Thanks and best regards in anticipation of your response.

Sincerely,


MR JIM CLARK.

UNITY TRUST BANK LTD, LONDON, UK.





- jim clark

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