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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • tamurray1@hutchcity.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Trevor A Murray" <1111@weekonline.com>
Reply-To: tamurray1@hutchcity.com
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:53:19 +0200
Subject: ONLY FOR YOU

Dear Friend,

Having obtained your contact from the Internet coupled with my deep
interest to invest in your country,I decided to contact and solicit your
mutual assistance at all cost.


I am Trevor A Murray, Corporate Finance Manager,Nationwide Bank
London.On December 6th 2002,one Mr.Brian J.Hawkins,an American
National,a consultant and contractor with Fedinard and cleary,leading
firm of project and cost management consultants,made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit,valued at Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand British
pounds sterling for twelve calendar months in my Bank Branch.

Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply, after a month,we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers (Fedinard and Cleary) that
Mr.Brian J.Hawkins died from an automobile accident.On further
investigation,it was discovered that he died without making a Will and
all the attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.

On further investigations,it was discovered that Late Brian J.Hawkins
did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents including his Bank Deposit paper work here at the Bank. The
total sum £10,500,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.No one will
ever come forward to claim it.In accordance with the Banking Federal
Laws and constitution, at the expiration of 4(four)years,the money will
revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies as the next
of Kin to claim the funds.

Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as
the next of kin to late Brian J.Hawkins so that you and we can benefit;
and use the fund to enhance humanitarian Organization Worldwide.Upon
acceptance of this proposal,I shall send to you sample of application
letter and detailed information on how this deal would be transacted.

The money will be shared in the ratio of 20% for humanitarian
organizations worldwide and 40% each for both of us. Please be informed
that your utmost confidentiality is required.

If this interest you, please reply me immediately and include your
private phone number for voice contact and fax number so I can provide
you with more details that will help you understand the transaction.

Reply through this email: tamurray1@hutchcity.com

Awaiting your urgent reply.


Best regards,


Trevor A Murray.


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