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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • zhang_xikao@yahoo.com.sg (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Zhang Kao Xie" <zhang_xikao@yahoo.com.sg> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zhangkao_xie@fastmail.cn
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:19:27 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL.

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

Greetings,

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. ZHANG KAO XIE, 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 of 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.

Remain blessed,

MR.ZHANG KAO XIE.
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED,UK(London Branch)
Private Email: zhangkao_xie@fastmail.cn or zhang_xikao@yahoo.com.sg.

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