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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)
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • ming_yang998@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ming yang" <ming_yyyy27@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ming_yang998@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:19:15 +0000
Subject: CONTACT ME





FROM: MR MING YANG

(ming_yang998@yahoo.com.hk)

Dear Friend,

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Ming Yang director of
operations of
the Hang Seng Bank Ltd,Hong kong.

I have an obscured business suggestion for you.Before the U.S and Iraqi war,
our
client Major Fadi Basem who was with the Iraqi forces and also business man
made a
numbered,fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty four
million,
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch.

Upon maturity several notice was sent to him,even during the war early last
year.Again after the waranother notification was sent and still no response
came from
him.

We later find out that the Major and his family had been killed during the
war in
bomb blast that hit their home.After further investigation it wasalso
discovered that
Major Fadi Basem did not declare any next of kin in his official papers
including the
paper workof his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he
was at my
office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank.So,Twenty
million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lyingin my bank and no one
will ever
come forward to claim it.

What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country, at the
expiration
4 years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government
if nobody
applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop,my suggestion to you is
that I will
like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem so
that you
will be able to receive his funds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come
out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary
document
that will back you up as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem , all that is
required
from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names and
Address so
that the attorney can commence his job.

After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also fill in for
claims
on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in
your favor
for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.

There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are going to adopt a
legalized
method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this
issue.Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we
shall
share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you .

Should you be interested please send me your full names and current
residential
address and I will prefer you to reach me on the email address below, Email:


(ming_yang998@yahoo.com.hk)


Finally, after that i shall provide you with more details of this operation.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Mr. Ming Yang.

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