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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.
  • solicitoranthony@mail.com
  • auditoranthony@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Anthony Johnson" <as100as15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: contactsolicitoranthony@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:45:01 +0200
Subject: REPLY

Gray Chambers
13Th Shaa Road
Acton Centre W3 7LN,
London United Kingdom.
Email contact<solicitoranthony@mail.com> or <auditoranthony@myway.com

Dear Friend,

I am Mr Anthony Johnson, a solicitor at law.I am the
personal attorney to Mr David Strini, a businessman in
London.

On the 31st of January 2000, my client, his wife and
their two children were involved in a car accident in
which all occupants of the vehicle died. My client
{David} deposited as family belongings in a bank here
in London, the sum of £120 Million British Pound, with
the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as
he is on leave. Since his death I have made several
attempt to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, but this attempt so far has been
unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,hence I
contacted you.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 the deposit was made.

Now the Bank has issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin or have the money confisicated within the
next Fourteen official working days.Since I have been
unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2
years now. I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin of the deceased. All legal documents to
aid your claim for this fund and to prove your
relationship with the deceased will be arranged for.
Your help will be appreciated with 30% of the total
sum.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us
see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law. Please accept
my apologies, keep my confidence and disregard this
letter if you do not appreciate this proposition I
have offered you. However, if you do please include
your phone and fax number in your response for better
communication. God bless you and your family.

Best regards,
Mr Anthony Johnson.

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