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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 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.
  • frankomor4u@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: goodluck esiso <goodluckson4loverboy@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 04:53:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: URGENT REPLY


My Dear Friend,
I am Mr. David Frank, the Auditor of United Bank for Africa Plc
(U.B.A). I have an obscured business suggestion for you. One of our
clients/personal friend, Late Mr. Kim Sean unfortunately lost his life in the
plane crash on January 31st 2000 including his wife and his only
daughter.

Late Mr. Kim Sean is a foreigner and the manager of Granite Minning
Nig, a chemical engineer by profession and he died since the year 2000. No
other person knows about this account or anything concerning it. After
further investigation it was also discovered that Mr. Kim Sean's next
of kin is his daughter who died with him, hence the account has no other
beneficiary and my investigation proves to me as well that his company
does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is
US$65 million.

I am contacting you to stand and act as the next of kin to Mr. Kim
Sean. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of the
total amount, while 60% will be for me, and any expenses which you and me
may incur during the process of this transaction will also be
reconciled afterwards. Let me have your confidential Telephone, Fax and mobile
Numbers. My private email is(frankomor4u@yahoo.com)
Yours Truly,
Mr. David Frank.

my number is +233--246--701--886.or+233--243--110--658.

call me now.



regard,



frank.





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