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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:
  • "million 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 business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • rowsmark112@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rowland mark" <r_mar_57@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rowsmark111@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:03:06 +0100
Subject: URGENT GET BACK TO ME

DEAREST,
MY NAME IS ROWLAND MARK. I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER
OF MY BANK MR WILLIAM BARNES.WHO DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER
1999
[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN SEE
FROM
THE WEBSITE; BELOW: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm


SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR WILLIE BARNES, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCH WITH KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE
HAS COME TO CLAIM FUNDS OF USD15MILLION,[FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS].WHICH THE LATE MR WILLIAM BARNES DEPOSITED WITH US BEFORE THE
OCCURANCE OF THIS REGRETABLE ACCIDENT.ON THIS NOTE, I DECIDED TO SEEK
FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN. THE BANKING
REGULATION
HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY FOR MORE THAN EIGHT
(8)YEARS.AFTER
FLIGHT (8) YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED BILL.

I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER,
WHILE 10% WILL TAKE CARE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED IN THE
PROCESS OF EFFECTING THE TRANSFER.10%PERCENT WILL BE DONATED TO ANY
CHARITABLE ORGANISATION OF OUR CHOICE.THE REST WILL BEFOR ME.UPON THE
RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFT
APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF
KIN.I
WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE
AND LEGAL. PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
rowsmark112@yahoo.it

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