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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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "with absolute secrecy" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • revisited@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: skbs=Lee <bravedto@yahoo.com.sg>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:56:23 -0800
Subject: { Business Offer } mncr

byejefi





United Overseas Bank (UOB)
10 Anson Road
#01-01 International Plaza
Singapore 079903


Good day,

I apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral ethics,which I feel may be of great
disturbance to your personal life, But please treat with absolute secrecy and personal. I pray that this
email reaches you in the best of health.

I am Mr.Lee Chang,i trained and work as an external auditor for the United Overseas Bank (UOB)
Singapore,working as part of a bigger team that covers the entire Asian region.I decided to contact you
after due thought in respect of a transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased account.

The deceased person is Mr. Jarold Freeman,he died along with his family on the 31st October 1999 in an
Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board was an American Oil consultant/contractor with the
Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation.You can confirm his death from the BBC WORLD NEWS WEBSITE
below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

Since his death, none of his family are alive to make claims for this money as his heir,because they all
died in the same accident.The amount is $15.7M and banking regulation/legislation in Singapore
demand that I notify the fiscal authorities after five years.The above set of facts underscores my reason
to seek your permission to have you stand as the next of kin to the deceased, all documentations will be
carefully worked out to make you the true beneficiary of the sum of $15.7M.This funds will be released in
your favor as the next of kin if you will cooperate with me in one accord.

I have all the legal and Banking details of my deceased client that will facilitate our putting you forward as
the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and ultimately transfer the money to any bank account nominated
by you.I am prepared to compensate you with a 20% share of the total funds for your efforts.The final
details will be given upon receipt an affirmation of your desire to participate.

Please contact me immediately whether or not you are interested in this deal.If you are not,it will enable
me scout for another foreign partner to carry out this deal.But where you are interested, contact me
through my email address below for more details as time is of the essence in this business.

Thank you,

Mr. lee Cheng


revisited@katamail.com






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