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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)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • donald2brown@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nancy brooks" <nancybrooks500@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: donald2brown@myway.com
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:40:02 +0100
Subject: FROM MRS NANCY BROOKS(NATWEST BANK UK

Dear Friend,

In order to transfer out (USD 12.6 M) Twelve million Six Hundred thousand
United States Dollars) from National Westminster Bank uk. I have the courage
to ask you if you are capable,reliable and honest to assist us with this
important business believing that you will never let me down either now or
in future. I am Mrs. Nancy Brooks, the Chief Auditor of National Westminster
Bank uk (NATWEST BANK). There is an account opened in this bank by Mr Andrea
Smith and since then nobody has operated on this account again. After going
through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit
this money out urgently,it would be forfeited for nothing.Andrea Smith a
foreigner,and a miner at kruger gold co., a geologist by profession, died in
a ghastly motor accident. He opened a non-residential U.S dollar bank
account.Since then no other person knows about this account or any thing
concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation
proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this
account and the amount involved is (USD 12.6M) Twelve Million, six Hundred
thousand United States Dollars.

I want to transfer US$12.6M,into a safe foreigners account abroad ,but I
don't have any foreign partner. I am only contacting you as a foreigner
because this money cannot be approved to any other person other than the
next of kin to Mr Smith B.Andreas.I know that this message will come to you
as a surprise as we do not know ourselves before now,We will then sign an
agreement,but be sure that it is real and a genuine business transaction. I
believe in God that you will never let me down in this proposed business. so
please reply urgently so that I will inform you of the next step to take
immediately.

I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us
together so that you can receive this money into a any reliable account of
your choice where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to your country for
withdrawal,sharing and other investments oppourtunities as well. I am
contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign beneficiary.I need your full co-operation to make this
work, because the management is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner who has correct information of this account which I will provide
for you later. Furthermore,with my position now in the office I can effect
the transfer of this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you
can provide with assurrance that this money will be intact pending my
physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents
of transaction immediately you receive this money leaving no trace to any
place.
I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms from
the ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this
business, you will be given 35%of the total amount,65% will be for us,
Lastly,if you are interested in assisting us in this transaction,kindly
respond to my principal Partner Mr.Donald at (donald2brown@myway.com)

I look forward to your earliest reply.
Mrs.Nancy Brooks

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WHILE REPLYING THIS LETTER FOR EASY COMMUNICATIONS

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