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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)
  • "huge sum 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)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • abraham.howard@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Abraham Howard" <foreignoperationdept004@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2006 02:08:23 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT ARRANGEMENT

FROM MR. ABRAHAM HOWARD
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FINANCE SECURITIES & TRUST (FS&T).
LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM.


Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Abraham Howard, the Manager in charge of Auditing and Accounting
unit, Foreign Remittance Department of FINANCE SECURITIES & TRUST (FS&T)
London - United Kingdom. With due respect and regards I have decided to
contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both
of us at the end of the transaction. During our investigation and auditing
in our bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to
a deceased, a foriegner who died in an Auto crash and the fund has been
dormant in his account with the bank without any claim of the fund in our
custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this
development. I will send to you all the related informations for this
transaction such as:

1. ACCOUNT NAME OF OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER.
2. ACCOUNT N° / REF N° OF THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.
3. ADDRESS AND FULL CONTACTS OF THE BANK TO APPLY WITH.
4. TEXT OF APPLICATION TO APPLY FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS.
5. WHEN AND WHERE THE AUTO CRASH HAPPENED.

Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself to enable
the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful during the time of
execution. The amount involved is (9.6 Million Euros). Meanwhile all the
arrangement and directives needed to put claim over this fund as the
bonafide next of kin to the deceased, will be forwarded to you upon your
acceptance. Information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your
interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit yourself to this
great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a banker, I am not opportuned to run this deal alone or operate a
foriegn account which would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during
the time of the transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual
reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims
as the next of kin with affidavit of trust/Oath to the bank and also present
a lodgeable foreign account where the said Fund amounting to (9.6 Million
Euros) will be transfered into, after due verification and clarification
from our bank here to the designated bank account of your choice and of
beneficial to both of us.

However, I will not fail to date you as for understanding that this
transaction is 100% RISK FREE. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you
will be entitled to 45% of the total sum as ratification, while 10% will be
set aside to take care of the expenses that may arise during the time of
transfer while 45% will be for me. You are adviced to keep it confidential
to avoid me being noticed by my bank as I am still in service and intend to
retire from my service after concluding this deal with you. I will be
monitoring the whole situation here in the bank until you confirm the money
in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to the percentages previously indicated. I
will also seek for your advise for a type of lucrative business which I will
lay my hands upon in your Country. We both may participate on the same type
of business as joint partners, pending on your interest.

All other necessary information will be given to you when I hear from you.
At the moment, you should contact me through this email address:
abraham.howard@yahoo.co.uk as soon as you receive this letter.

Regards,

Mr. Abraham Howard.
Manager, Auditing and Accounting unit.
Finance Securities & Trust, London - United Kingdom.

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