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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.
  • info_bank@mail.vu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Luis Garcia <luisgarcia@mail.vu>
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 10:31:43 +0200
Subject: Business cooperation

Dear Friend, My name is Mr. Luis Garcia, Regional Head of( Banco Santander Central Hispano) Investment Bank Spain. I am writing in respect of a German British Citizen customer of my bank. Mr. Andreas Schranner who died together with his wife and children in a Plane crash on Monday 31st July 2000 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying to New York on vacation. Please visit the site below: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm For more information. The late Mr. Andreas Schranner left in our bank the sum of twenty five million Euros (25 million Euros) and nobody will ever come for this money because he died with his entire family. I am the only person that is aware of this money since Mr. Andreas Schranner did not give to my bank any next of kin to inherit his money. Now, I want to use my position in the bank to transfer this money to your country for investment. If you can provide me with an account where I can transfer this (Twenty Five Million Euros) 25.5 million Euros. I will give you 40% of this entire fund while the remaining 50% shall be for me, extra 10% will be for transfer charges. I am hoping to get a favorable response from you. My contact email address is ( info_bank@mail.vu ) Regards, Mr. Luis Garcia. _________________________________________________________________

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