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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 sum of money" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • andygreene_2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew Greene" <andygreene_5057@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: andygreene_2007@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:39:44 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL!!(Get Back To Me ASAP).

MR.ANDREW GREENE.
HERITAGE HOUSE
61 SOUTHGATES
LEICESTER LEI 5RR.
EMAIL:andygreene_2007@yahoo.com
Attention,
PRIVATE AND URGENT.
My name is Andrew Greene, I am the credit manager of a bank here in the
United Kingdom. I am contacting you concerning a business transaction, of a
huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction
of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am
assuring you that everything has been taken care of, and all will be well at
the end of the day.I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction.
PROPOSITION;
I am the account officer of a Scottish Businessman named Gerald Welsh who
died in an Egyptian airline 990 air crash along with his wife in 31st
October 1999 ,with other passengers on board.Since his death, none of his
next-of-kin are alive to make claims for this money as his heir, because
they all died in the same accident(May their souls rest in peace).We cannot
release the funds from his account unless someone applies for claim as the
next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Upon
this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as the next of
kin to the deceased,as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me
for the funds (US$5,000,000.00)to be released in your favour as the
beneficiary‘s next of kin. It may interest you to know that we have secured
from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased
beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of
our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following
information if you are interested.
1. A Beneficiary name.......In order for me to prepare the document for
transfer of the funds in your name.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers.......For our personal contact and
mutual trust in each other. Upon your acceptance I shall send you a copy of
my international passport for more confidentiality and trust.
I shall be compensating you with a princely sum of a million dollars
($1Million dollars) on the final conclusion of this project for your
assistance, while the balance of $4 million dollars shall be for me for
investment purposes.
If this proposal is acceptable by you,please endeavour to contact me
immediately.Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on
you.I await your urgent response to my request.
Best Regards,
MR.ANDREW GREENE.

P.S. All replies regarding this transaction should be forwarded to my
private e-mail account {andygreene_2007@yahoo.com}.

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