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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • mr_jaygrossman02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jay grossman" <jaygrossman060@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:54:08 +0000
Subject: ATTN:SIMA(NEXT OF KIN)

ATTN
Sir/Madam,
Compliments of the day to you. I must solicit your confidentiality and
assure you that I amcontacting you in good faith with this proposal will be
of mutual benefit. I am Mr.JayGrossman(Esq.), a legal
practitioner.

My client, late Mr. Andrew sima was killed with his entire family in a
fatal accident, sparing none of their lives, some years ago. Before his
death, I assisted him in the deposit of some funds with a Security Company
for safekeeping.

The funds have remained unclaimed since his death, and such unclaimed funds
are appropriated and returned to the treasury as a matter of policy.
Considering the lack of success in my bid to ocate any of his relatives
for over a year now, I hereby solicit your consent to enable me present you
as the Next of Kin to my deceased client.
I am contacting you for two reasons. Firstly, you both have the same last
name, which makes the claim most credible. Secondly, I strongly believe
that the Security Company does not deserve to inherit the funds. These
reasons led to my resolve to claim the funds, which was why I contacted
you.

With your permission, I will proceed to establish you as the next of
kin/Beneficiary to my late client.As soon as this is done, you will then
deposite the fund into another account you will provide,after which we shall
then share the fund upon agreed terms.when i recieve your response,i will
provide you with further detials.
i await your reply,

Regards,
Mr. Jay Grossman (Esq.)
plase respond via my private email
mr_jaygrossman02@yahoo.com

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