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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • surichh0@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • surich01@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?richy=20O?= <surichh0@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: surich01@katamail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 04:12:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Friend


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: surichh0@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,



I write to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your assistance to enable me to own properties and invest in the stable economy of your country. I apologize if this mail message does not suit your personal orbusiness ethics.



My names are Barrister Richard Sullivan an attorney to late Mr Johnson Welch a deceased Immigrant property magnate who was based in the U.K, Also referred to as my client. Monday, 31 July, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 United Kingdom time, my client, his wife and their two Children died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise, Since then, I have been managing his properties here in the U.K. and some of his properties, which he put out for sale. Which I monitored the payment as his attorney, has been bought and paid for. Now the money paid was deposited into his account. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by his bank.Particularly, the bank has issued me a notice to provide any of his next of kin or have the account confiscated within a short time. My late client has an account valued at $6.3 million dollars. Since I have b!
een unsuccessful in locating the relatives for some time now, and with the bank giving me deadline, I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $6.3 million dollars can be paid to you and then you,and I can share the money.50% and 40% for you and 10% for miscellaneous expenses that might arise. I have all necessary information that can be used to back up any Claim we may make.see details of the crash on the website below;



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)



All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Trust me,as his attorney; this is a risk-free relationship.Send me your full names and address, telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.A swift acknowledgement upon

receipt of this mail would be appreciated.



Reach me urgently through this mail address below



Email: surich01@katamail.com



I remain obliged,

Barrister Richard Sullivan

SOLICITOR

- richy O

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