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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447040110264 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • mr_edyau@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR EDWARD YAU" <mr_edyau10@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:54:24 -0800
Subject: COMPLIMENTS!

INTRODUCTION LETTER :MR EDWARD YAU
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:mr_edyau@myway.com
I would not have used this medium (Internet) I choose to reach you
through it because it is the fastest,surest and most secured medium of
communication.However,this correspondence is unofficial and private,and it
should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this transaction is
hitch
free from all what you may think of.I am Mr EDWARD YAU of SHANGHAI
COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED I am contactingyou based on Trust and
confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction. The Management
and the Legal department of our BANK (SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED ) in
a recent meeting,Recommended that the account of CLINTON HARTZ, who was one
of my branch depositor, should be declared Dorrmant,confisticated and the
depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to UK Banking and
financial law. He died in world trade centre as a victims of the september
11,2001.Incident that befall the united state of america,the bank has made
series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim This money but
without success, you can confirm through this site:
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm
Mr CLINTON HARTZ is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar
account with the sum of Eight Million, two Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only deposited in a Secret account with with my
branch .In fact,since his death, no next of kin of the Dollar account
holder(the brother) nor any relative of him has show up for the claim this
because he has the account as a secret account thus he left all the
documents for the deposit with me. This is where I am interested and where
I want you to
come in. I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give
you the relevant documents and contacts to file the application and then
effect the approvals for the transfer of the money, I will be the one
to provide the vital documents for the claims of the money and then advise
you exactly how we should handle it.
Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying
this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your
willingness to assist in this transaction.We will use our positions to
get all internal documentations to back up the claims.Do not be bothered
that you are not related in any way to him as I am in position to afix your
name as the next of kin.
The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund
retrieved successfully Without trace even in future. After the transfer
of the money we shall share the money sixty-fourty.That is I will have
sixty percent while you will have fourty percent
PLESE REPLY ONLY ON MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS AS
FOLLOWS:mr_edyau@myway.com
Yours truly,
MR EDWARD YAU.
(London Branch)
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED UK
MY DIRECTLINE: +447040110264
REPLY TO mr_edyau@myway.com

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