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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • patrickchanmail@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "patrick chan" <patrickchan1078@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: patrickchanmail@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:37:23 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME




Dear Prospective partner,
Greetings of the day to you.Though you may be skeptical receiving this email
as we have not met before,nevertheless i have a business which i believe we
can handle together,once we have the necessary mutual understanding so
built.I am Mr. Patrick K.W. Chan (Executive Director and Chief Financial
Officer) of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd.


Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen. Abbas Radhi Ismail who was with
the Iraqi forces and also businessman made a numbered fixed deposit for 18
calendar months, with a value of (Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars only) in my branch. Upon maturity several notices was
sent to him, even during the war which began in 2003. Again after the war
another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later
find out that the General along with his wife and only daughter had been
killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home.


After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Abbas Radhi
Ismail did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the
paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he
was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So,
Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still
lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers
me most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration of 6
years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if
nobody applies to claim the funds.


Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Gen. Abbas Radhi Ismail so that you
will be able to receive his funds.


MODALITIES:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the necessary
document that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen. Abbas Radhi
Ismail, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me
with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job.
After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also fill in for
claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of
probate in your favour for the move of the funds to an account that will be
provided by you.


There is no risk involved at all in this matter,as we are going adopt a
legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents.
Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this
issue.Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we
shall then share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you. Should you be
interested please send me your the following:

1. Full names
2. Private phone/fax
3. Current residential address
and I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below and finally
after that,I shall provide you with more details of this operation.Your
earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.


Kind Regards
Mr Patrick Chan.
E-mail: patrickchanmail@yahoo.com.hk

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