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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 deposit" (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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • joasaar@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "johnson saarumi" <joasaar48@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: joasaar@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:25:13 -0500
Subject: reply

BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,

I am Barr. Johnson Saarumi, a legal practitioner, I am the personal attorney
to Mr.Fredrick. On the 21st of April 2004, my client, his wife and their
three children were involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.
I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged particularly, where the
deceased had an account valued at about US$13million dollars. The bank has
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin.

Since I have been unsuccessfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$13million dollars can be
paid to you and then you and me can share the money. I have all necessary
legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I
require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by
my private email above to enable us discuss further.Thank you very much for
your co-operation.

Best regards,
Barr. Johnson Saarumi
Alter. Email ( joasaar@hotmail.com )

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