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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)
  • "greater london" (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.
  • infodrjude@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Jude Steven" <get2jude4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infodrjude@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 12:42:35 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend,
My Name is Dr.Jude Steven From Harlsden, North West London , here in
England.I work for Lloyds Tsb Bank London. I am writing following an
opportunity in my office that will be of an imense benefit for both of
us.
In my department,being the manager (Greater London Regional Office), I
discovered an abandoned sum of $10.5million USA Dollars ( Ten
millionfive hundredn thousand Usa Dollars) in an account that belongs
to one of our foreign customers Late Mr.Morris Thompson .An american
citizen who unfortunately Lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska
Airlines Flight 261 which crashed onJanuary 31 2000, including his
wife and only daughter.
The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geograpgical nature
of where you live, particularly due to the sensivity of the
transaction.and the confidentiality here in.Now our bank has been
waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody
has done that.
I personally has been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin /
Will Beneficiary tothe deceased so that the proceeds of this account
valued at 10.5Million Dollars can be paid to you.
This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and
40% to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up this claim we are making. Hence you are not expected
to pay any cent here.All i need is to fill in your names to the
ducuments and legalise it in the court here to prove you as the
legitimate beneficiary.
While we have made arrangements with diplomatic envoy in service to
move the money throughdiplomatic process to your country with all the
necessary papers to enhace depositing the money in to a bank in your
country.All I require now is your honest Co-operation,Confidentiality
and trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.
Please, provide me the following: as we have 5 days to run it through.
this is very very URGENT PLEASE.
1. Full Name
2. Your private mobile telephone number for effective communication
3. Your Contact Address.
4.Reply by my worlking email adress for urgent responce;infodrjude@yahoo.com

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.

Best regards,
Dr.Jude Steven

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