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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • nelsondaniel71@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <nelsondaniel@epostam.eu>
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:55:14 +0300
Subject: FROM DANIEL NELSON


Hello,

I am, Mr Nelson Daniel. a consultant to Late Mr. Morris Thompson,an american by citizen who died in a plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter.I contacted you based on trust to assist me in repatriating his money

and property he left behind, before they get confiscated or declared

unserviceable by the Security Company where his huge deposit was lodged.

Particularly, the deceased has an Amount of $12million dollars,

after my written notification about the death of the deceased to the

security Company they have issued me a notice to provide the next of

kin or have the Funds confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives all this

while, that's why I seek your consent to assert you as the next of kin

of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this Amount valued at $12m

million dollars can be paid to you as the bonafide approved Next of Kin by the

security Company. You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site which I got during my investigation; http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list

If you agree the money will be shared in a ratio of 75% for me while 20% for you and 5% will set aside for any expenses incured during the transfer process.

I have all necessary documents to back up the facts and claim on the Fund Release.

All I require is your honest, co-operation and Sincerity to enable us

seeing that this funds is paid to you.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement

that will protect you from any breach of the law.

please if you are willing to assist me in this transaction,please do send to me the following,

full names and address telephone and fax numbers so that i will contact you and notify you on the next steps towards the actualization of this transaction.

Awaiting your urgent response through my private email address:nelsondaniel71@yahoo.it

regards,

Mr Nelson Daniel.


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