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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • desmondesq@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DESMOND RUPERT" <ddq101@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rupertesq@katamail.com
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:23:26 +0000
Subject: Dear Wojciechowski

Dear Wojciechowski ,

I apologies to you for any inconveniences caused if this mail does not Meet
your demands, though I do not intend to embarrass you by the contents of
this very mail. I am Barrister Desmond Rupert. I was the personal Attorney
to Late Engr M.N Wojciechowski who was a citizen of your Country but lived
and did his business here in London with his family and he was the CEO of
such Properties before his sudden death along with his family.

This mail is written to solicit your assistance to present you as next?? of
kin to my Late Client.Before his sudden death, he made a fixed Deposit?
valued at USD22million(Twenty Two Million United States Dollars Only) with a
Security company here in London.Unfortunately he lost his life aboard
Egypt Air Flight 990, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31,
1999.He left no clear?? beneficiary as Next of Kin.

The Bank here in London has searched for the relatives for more than four
years without any success and after5 years, no claims are made by any? of
the deceased next of kin, the money will be sent to unclaimed accounts? and
embezzled by the corrupt bank or government officials. It is against this
bank drop that the bank has contacted me as the late depositor's Attorney
to contact and present to them my late Client's next of kin so that the?
deposit can be paid to him or her. This is why I have contacted you.?
Anybody I? present to the bank as the next of kin will be accepted and
therefore I? wish to present you since you have the same name with my late
Client. Upon acceptance, I shall give you other details for the successful
claim of the fund. I have secured from the probate registry, an order of
Mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so I am
assuring you that this business is 100% risk free.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to reply
meimmediately, if not please disregard this email.

Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while I expect your?
prompt response via
desmondesq@excite.com

Thanks.

Desmond Esq

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