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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "is 100% 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 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.
  • +447024073238 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • yusuf_roshan@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Yusuf Roshan <yusuf_roshan001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 15:29:48 +0100 (BST)
Subject: NEXT OF KIN REQUESTED


FROM MR YUSUF ROSHAN
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON BANK LONDON (UK)
ONE CABOT SQUARE LONDON E14 4QJ
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: + 447 02407 3238
EMAIL: yusuf_roshan@excite.com

NEXT OF KIN REQUESTED

Dear Amarjit Singh

Compliment of the season to you.This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, but I must crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you,am Mr Yusuf Roshan an accountant, Credit Suisse bank London.

However I got your contact through the International web directory.During our recent investigation,reconciliation and auditing of the bank's account my department discovered a dormant account with a huge amount of Money Valued (12.3 Million Pounds) that belongs to One of our late Customer MR.Alexander Schmitz, a German Citizen and an Oil Merchant ,who died with his family in a plane crash 4 years ago. So the fund has been dormant in his account with my Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either, from his Family or relation before Our discovery to this development.The Banking law here stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed for 8 years, it will be forfeited to the Bank Treasury as an unclaimed bill. It is only a foreigner that can stand as a next of kin and it is upon this discovery that I decided to contact you to collaborate with you to pull out this dormant fund.In order to avert this negative development, i now seek your permission, to have you
stand in as next of kin to Our late Customer so that the fund will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary?s next.of kin now that the bank is still expecting a next of kin or relative of the deceased, MR.Alexander Schmitz.

I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as civil servants, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and that would eventuall raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer since i still work in this bank,this is the actual reason.

However, on smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 40% of the total fund, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses on both sides that may arise during the time of transfer and also for telephone bills, and the remaining 50% will be for me.What I want from you is for you to act as the deceased next of kin. I have in my possession, all the necessary Documents to successfully accomplish the operation and also bear in mind that this transaction purely legal and is 100% risk free. Further Information will be given to you as soon as I receive your positive response.

Best Regards,

Mr Yusuf Roshan


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