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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)
• 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.
  • georgewilliams7ae@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GEORGE WILLIAMS" <georgewilliams_7ae@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: georgewilliams7ae@myway.com
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 21:08:06 +0400
Subject: LETS WORK TOGETHER,


Dear Friend,

Permit me to introduce myself, my name is GEORGE WILLIMAS I 'm the CHIEF EXTERNAL AUDITOR OF THE UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC as a result of my exit duty,I stumbled on this domiciliary account owned by one Mr HENRY BIRCHAM that has remained dormant forsome years now with Eleven million Five hundred Thousand dollars(US$11.5m) in it.

I contacted my chief auditor and was informed that the account has been dormant since 6 years .We sent out auditors for enquiries and discovered that the account holder died in THE CONCORDE PLANE CRASH OF MONDAY, 31 JULY ,2000.He is a merchandise who wanted to invest his money on cocoa business before he died alongside his family according to my
findings.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH THE FOREIGN TRADE MISSION RESEARCH AFTER WHICH I WAS CONVINCED BY PROVIDENCE THAT YOU COULD BE FRONT AS THE NEXT OF KIN,Based on your status I know you will be trusted enough to be the next of kin and sole beneficiary to this account.

I am writing you so that we can work together to remit the money to you as the next of kin since the depositor of this money is dead and no one was traced as his next of kin since his death in 2000. I guarantee this transaction unde alegitimate arrangements that will not breach the law by both parties, it is a simple process which will take a short while to process.I am waiting to hear from you soonest so that I will tell you all you need to Know about the money and the
procedure to go about claiming this money .

Bear in mind that you are just to apply as the next of kin to the deceased customer.

N.B Please reply as soon as possible if
interested.
EMAIL;georgewilliams7ae@myway.com
Best Regards,
GEORGE WILLIAMS
(CHIEF AUDITOR)

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