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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 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.
  • +31620486777 (Netherlands, 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.
  • kel_smith008@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kelvin smith <kelvin@kelvinsmith.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:34:49 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTN:PROPOSAL!!!!


MR KELVIN SMITH

PRODIGY SECURITY & BASIC FINANCE CORP
HEADQUARTERS:
ALKMAARSEWEG 45
1721 AV, HAARLEM
THE NETHERLANDS.
TELEPHONE:+31620486777
E-mail: kel_smith008@yahoo.co.uk

We Want To Transfer To Abroad $US9.5m ( Nine Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) from A Security Company, Prodigy
Security
And Basic Finance Corp.. I am contacting you in a non official
capacity.
The purpose of my writing to you is because my colleagues and I are
searching for a foreign business partner who is in a position to assist
us
with our urgent business proposal, as time is not on our side. A
partner, who understands what confidentiality means and who has the
necessary
facilities we require in embarking on this important venture. I Want To
Believe That You Will Never Let Me Down Either Now Or In Future.
I Am Kelvin Smith,Head of Account Department, Prodigy Security And
Basic Finance Corp During The Course Of Our Auditing, I Discovered A
Floating Fund In An Account Opened In The security Company In 1990 And
Since
1993 Nobody Has Operated On This Account Again. After Going Through
Some Old Files In The Records, I Discovered That The Owner Of The
Account
Died Without an [Heir], Hence The Money Has Been Floating And If I Do
Not Remit This Money Out Urgently It Will Be Forfeited For Nothing.
The Owner Of This Account Was Mr. Michael D. Owen, A Foreigner, And An
Industrialist, He Died Since 1993 And No Other Person Knows About This
Account Or Anything Concerning It. The Account Has No Beneficiary And
My Investigation Proved To Me As Well That Mr.Michael D. Owen Until His
Death Was The Managing Director, Lolito Fuchs, GMBH.
I Am Contacting You As A Foreigner Because This Money Can Only Be
Approved To A Foreigner With A Valid International Passport, Drivers
Licence
And Foreign Account Because The Money Is In Us Dollars And The Former
Owner Of The Account Mr. Michael D. Owen Is A Foreigner.
I Am Revealing All This To You With The Belief That You Will Never Let
Me Down In This Business. Please Reply Urgently For Me To Tell You The
Next Step To Take.You Should Forward Your Telephone And Fax Numbers.
You Will Have To Give Me The Assurance When We Meet That This Money
Will Be Intact Pending Our Physical Arrival In Your Country For Sharing
And Disbursement Of The Fund Which Will Be 20% For Your Assistance, 70%
Will Be For Us While 10% Will Be Set Aside To Take Care Of All The
Expenses That Will Be Incurred By Both Parties During The Course Of The
Transfer.
I Look Forward To Your Earliest Response Through My E-Mail Above.

Best Regards,
Mr. Kelvin Smith

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