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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:

• 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.
  • thomaswhit.e@fastermail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Thomas White <tomswhit@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:53:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: consideration of Steinberg


Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Thomas White,a solicitor at law,former representative to Mr. Reuben Steniberg,hereinafter referred to as 'my client' who worked as an independent oil magnate in my country;whose untimely death occurred recently in his home town waterloo,Belgium, following a recent car explosion on the 5th of Nov 2000.

Neither him nor his wife who He used as his next of kin are alive since the incident claimed the lives of the entire family,leaving no one alive to claim the sum of £7,000,000.00(Seven Million POUNDS STERLING)He left in a Finance security company in Europe and partner company in Northern America.

It is against this backdrop that I seek for a foreign partner to present as next of Kin of my late Client and Bossom Friend,that we can work together to make the claim of this money a success as I have required legal documents validating this fund claimable by You under strict confidentiality.

I would appreciate positive response from You,so I provide You with appropriate directives to facilitate your assisted claims of the fund on my behalf as I cannot personally do so being His known representative and friend.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Reply immediately via my private
email (thomaswhit.e@fastermail.com) if you are interested; I shall
furnish you with more details upon your acceptance and
willingness to asist me in this transaction.

Thanks.
Thomas White.


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