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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)
• 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.
  • +2214409966 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mill_joseph@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Miller Joseph." <mill_joseph@katamail.comm> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mill_joseph@katamail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 19:31:02 +0200
Subject: Please Reply Soon!!!

Confidential and Urgent From Mr.Miller Joseph:
Dear Friend,
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
Email:mill_joseph@katamail.com
Phone No.+221 4409966


Firstly I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of the nature as being utterly

confidential.Hence i have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction. I am Miller Joseph from the African

Development Bank Senegal,On June 6, 1999, an American Oil contractor, Mr. Charles Ball made a fixed deposit for twelve

months,valued at €15,921,000.00 Euros Fiveteen million, Nin hundred and Twenty One thousand Euros)in my branch upon maturity.

We sent a routine notification to hisforwarding address but got no reply.A month after, we sent a reminder and finally we

discovered from his contract employers,the Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Charles Ball died in the plane crash On October 31,

1999,(an Egypt air Boeing 767 Flight 990)with other passengers on board.

Upon this discovery, I seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased so that the funds Five million,

Five hundred thousand Euros) can be released and paid into your account as the next of kin otherwise the fund will be

returned to the treasury as unclaimed funds which will subsequently be reverted to the ownership of the Senegal government

and will be donated to the trust fund for arms and ammunition to further enhance the course of war in the World.


Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles Ball so that the

fruit of this man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials.Please acknowledge receipt of

this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;

1. Your full Names
2. Your complete mailing address
3. Your private Telephone and fax numbers
4. Your private email address

The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the branch manager guarantees the

successful execution of this transaction.Upon your response, I shall provide you with more details and relevant documents

that will help you understand the transaction.I advice that a healthy degree of caution be exercised before conclusions are

reached by your goodself. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on

you.
I will appreciate your sincere response.

Warm regards,
Mr.Miller Joseph.

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