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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • way2005in@myway.com
  • way2005in@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • stdbank2006service@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "private email" <way2015in@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:11:38 +0200
Subject: Confidential Business

Attention Please,

RE: TRANSFER OF USD41, 209,000 MILLION TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
{Forty One Million Two Hundred and Nine Thousand-U.S.A dollar only} from
Standard bank Of South Africa.

I am Barrister Greg Smith, the personal attorney to late Mr. Scott
Kloeck-Jenson also he is referred as my client who died with all his family
in car accident on 23rd June 1999. View this for further details:
http://www.ies.wisc.edu/ltc/inmemoriam.html

I want to transfer this money into your account as the beneficiary of the
fund. I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise as we don't
know ourselves before, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I
HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.


The fund for transfer is of clean origin. The owner of the fund is a
foreigner, who was believed to acquire the fund through his secret Crude Oil
deal with the Former IRAQI government. The deceased died with all the
members of his family in an auto-accident in June 23,1999 without a WILL.
The amount involved is USD41, 209,000.00

I will perfect all required document to see that the fund is transferred to
your account. I will email you with further details of the business. If you
are interested with the business then, sent the requirements listed below in
order to proceed.

{1}. YOUR FULL NAME.

{2}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.

{3}. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.

{4}. YOUR AGE & OCCUPATION

Let me hear from you. Reply through any of these email addresses listed
below.

Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Greg Smith
way2005in@myway.com
way2005in@excite.com
stdbank2006service@yahoo.co.jp

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