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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • andymorris0036@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "andy morris" <andymorris000036@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:18:54 -0500
Subject: PLEASE GET IN TOUCH

From: Andy Morris
Westpac Banking Corporation.
63 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8LE UK.

Having obtained your contact from the internet and coupled with my deep
interest to invest in your country, I decided to contact and solicit
yourmutual assistance. I am Mr. Andy Morris , Branch Manager, Westpac
Banking CorporationLondon. On January 6th 1999, one Mr. Mohamed Kamal Yasser
, an Egyptian National, a consultant/contractor with Gardiner & Theobald, a
leading firm of project and cost management consultants, made a numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit valued at
19,500,000.00(Nineteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) for twelve
calender months in my Bank.

Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers (Gardiner & Theobald) that Mr. Mohamed Kamal
Yasser died in an air disaster on October 31st, 1999. On further
investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a WILL
(En-state) and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. It was
also discovered that Late Mr Mohamed Kamal Yasser did not declare any next
of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank
Deposit paper work here at the Bank. The total sum of 19,500,000.00 pounds
is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal
sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.

In accordance with the Banking Federal Laws and constitution, at the
expiration of 7 (seven) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the
funds.Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as
the next of kin to late Mr. Mohamed Kamal Yasser so that you and I can
benefit
from the fruits of this old man's labour to enhance humanitarian
Organisation Worldwide.

Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you either by fax or email
a scanned copy of the Westpac Banking Corporation "Next of Kin Payment
Application Form" as well as detailed information on how this deal would be
transacted. We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the drafting of
the LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr.Mohamed Kamal Yasser and to obtain all
other relevant papers in your name for the necessary documentation
forpayment approval in my bank headquarters in your favour.

The money will be shared in this ratio: Sixty percent for me, thirty five
percent for you and five percent for any arising contigencies during the
course of this transaction.I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangements that will protect you from any breach of the law as
I will use my position as the Bank's Branch Manager to secure approvals
and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. It will take
only 7-10 working days to conclude this transaction.
Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.

If this interests you, please reply me immediately and include your private
phone number for voice contact and fax number so that I can provide you with
more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.

Awaiting your urgent reply

Thanks,
Andy morris.

Westpac Bank Uk (Get In Touch Fast)

NB: PLEASE DO GET BACK TO ME ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY
(andymorris0036@rediffmail.com)

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