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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 deposit" (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)
• 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.
  • shellcamilleri@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: michelle camilleri <shellcamilleri01@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:06:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION


REPLY TO: shellcamilleri@yahoo.com
Dear Sir/ Madam
I am Michelle Camilleri, I am the General Manager of Bank of America in Florida. On the 21st of October 2002, one of our customers, his wife and their three children were involved in a car crash. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then we have made several enquiries to locate any of the customers extended relatives, which have proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared Unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged particularly the Deceased account valued at about US$5.3million dollars.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 Years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$5.3million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. Note that if this money gets into government hands, the officials there will not use the money for development but will manipulate ways in which this money will be paid into there personal account and they will share the money that they did not work for.
I have a lawyer with all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we will be making. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement. Please get in touch with me and drop your phone number to enable us discuss further.
Thank you very much for your co-operation. Reply to: shellcamilleri@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Michelle Camilleri

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