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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)
  • "hundred thousand 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 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.
  • pedrosanchez121@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Pedro Sanchez" <infodept@delphiforums.com>
Reply-To: pedrosanchez121@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:55:27 +0000
Subject: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL


Auditing and Accounting Unit
Foreign Operations Department
Banco La caixa, Madrid-Spain.
pedrosanchez121@yahoo.co.uk

HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

-----------------------------------------
Attn:My Dear,

I am Mr.Pedro Sanchez, one of the Directors in charge
of Auditing and Accounting section of Banco La caixa,
Madrid-Spain and also Chairman of Investigating and
Auditing Department of this Bank. With due respect and
regard, I have decided to contact you on a Business
Transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us
and our families in future.

During our Investigation and Auditing in this Bank, my
department came across a very huge sum of money
belonging to one Deceased, Mr.Morris Thompson 61
years, American national who died on October 1999 with
EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] with other passengers aboard as
you can confirm it yourself through the website below.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9910/31/egyptair.03/.
As the fund has been dormant in his account with this
Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody
either from his family or relation because he did not
indicate any next of kin to this account incase of
death such as these.
Although personally, I kept this information secret
within myself and partners to enable the whole plans
and idea be profitable and successful during the time
of execution.

The said amount is U.S $10.5m (Ten Million, five
hundred thousand United States Dollars). As it may
interest you to know, I got your impressive
information through one of my good friends who works
with Chamber of Commerce on foreign business relations
here in Spain though I did not disclose the deal to
him. Meanwhile as a Senior Staff in this bank, and the
Director of Auditing and Accounting, I have in my
possession all the necessary documents to perfect this
deal by making you the bonafide next of kin/Partner
whom this money will be transferred into your account.
Now my questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission?

If you can sponsor this transfer. Consider this and
get back to me as soon as possible with the following via email:pedrosanchez121@yahoo.co.uk

1. Your full name
2.Your full address
3. Your age/occupation
4. Your direct phone/fax numbers for easy
communication

Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information
as contained herein is accorded the necessary
attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.

I am expecting your urgent response as soon as you
receive my message

Respectfully yours,
Mr.Pedro Sanchez.

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