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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • wallace_allan111@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "allans walis" <walls_allan101@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:13:49 +0000
Subject: Re:-Help

INTRODUCTION: My name is Mr.Allan Wallace I know this proposal will come to
you as a surprise because we have not met before either physically or
through any correspondence. I have no doubt in your ability to handle this
proposal of moving huge sum of money on my family behalf.

THE SUBJECT: A Foreign Customer (MR. KURT KRAMER) who died along with his
entire family in November 2005 in a plane crash. since his death, as his
accounts Officer, I have made frantic efforts to locate any of his relative,
because he has a substantial amount with our Branch. Uptill date nobody has
showed up to lay claim on his deposit.The Banking laws and guidelines here
in my Country stipulates that if any customer account remains unserviceable
or dormant, and unclaimed after Four years, the account will be transferred
into the Bank treasury on grounds of Money Laudering,Drug and
Anti-Terrorist activities.


As a Banker I know what happens to such funds, the Executive Director and
the Chairman of the Board of Directors will share it amongst themselves and
send down memos to us for reconciliation.

THE PROPOSAL:
My request of a foreigner in this business is occasioned by the fact that an
Indigene of My Country cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. It is
therefore on this premise that I seek your co-operation By standing as a
relative to MR KURT KRAMER.
As an Insider I will provide you with all relevant Information/documents
that will authenticate the Claim. Note that your Physical presence is not
needed at the Bank, I will Guide you on the Steps to take. The Bank will
only ask for verifiable Documents which I will provide.In All Fairness I am
willing to share the money with you on Agreed Terms say 30% and 70% ratio.
For your Information, I have done my home work very well, before embarking
on the process of moving out the funds USD$18Million out of the bank through
a Next of Kin. The Funds is much that no right thinking person can afford to
let such opportunity pass him by.
For more Information see BBC News
on--http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Allan Wallace

NB:-If you are ready to work with me, provide me immediately with your full
Names,Age,Marital Status,Country Of Origin, Telephone and Fax number after
which I will disclose details to you.Send reply strictly to email
address:-wallace_allan111@sify.com

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