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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +34639446879 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • patrickblanco100@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PATRICK BLANCO <kutxa66@walla.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:02:27 +0200
Subject: SHIPPING EXPENSES WILL BE DEUCTED FROM THE FUNDS


NAME:PATRICK BLANCO
ADDRESS:CALLE MARIAN 6
28005,MADRID SPAIN
TELL:+34-639-446-879
PRIVATE EMAIL- patrickblanco100@aim.com

PROPOSITION;
I am Mr.Patrick Blanco, the Director General of a reputable Diplomatic Courier
Services in Spain during the course of our auditing I discovered an abandoned
Trunk Box Consignment worth of US$12,000,000.00 in our security vault,deposited
in our custody since 1991 till date, after going through some old files in the
records I discovered that the consignment belongs to one of our foreign
customer who died along with his entire family as a result of an automobile
crash. He actually deposited it for safe keeping in our security company.The
funds was actually meant for a project our late client wanted to start in the
near future (a multi million Dollar steel plant in Canada), I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, I sent
a reminder and finally we discovered that Mr.Ken Huan died from an automobile
accident with his entire family in China .On further investigation, I found out
that he died without making a Will, and all attempts to tra
ce his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Mr. Ken Huan did not declare any next of kin or relations in
all his official documents,including his deposit paperwork in our security
company.Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a
next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out
by me for the consignment to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's
next of kin. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our
mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following informations;

1. FULL MAMES AND ADDRESS:
2. DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBERS:
3. OCCUPATION AND POSITION:
4. NATIONALITY
5. MARITAL STATUS:
6. AGE /SEX:

These requirements will enable me file letter of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before i could proceed on
the shipment of the consignment to the designated address of your choice. I
shall be compensating you with 35% of the total funds while 65% will be mine on
final conclusion of this project If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not
take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent
replyl. Please reply to my private and confidential email: patrickblanco100@aim.com

Best Regards,
Mr. Patrick Blanco

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