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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27781987100 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • david_udo55@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: david udo <david_udo55@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:56:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: SECURITY COMPANY


CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF A SECURITY
COMPANY OF SOUTH AFRICA.
PHONE:+27-78-1987-100

E-mail; david_udo55@yahoo.com
First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidentiality in this
Transaction. I am the chief accountant with a security company
here in South Africa. I came to you in my private search for a
reliable person to handle this confidential transaction,
which involves huge sum of money to a foreign account.

A foreigner from Iraq, late Engr. Abdullah Akreem that died
on 30th of may during the Iraq war. He Banked with our security
company, and had a closing balance worthUS$13.6,Million,
having heard of the tragic incident,involving Engr. Abdullah Akreem.
The bank now expects a next of kin as beneficiary to this fund.
Valuable efforts have been made by the bank to get in touch with
any of his family members but personally found out that he until his death,
Neither did he had a wife nor children that is known to us. I now
decided to seek your co-operation to have you stand as next
of kin to late Engr.Abdullah Akreem, so that the fund
(US$13.6M) will be released in to your account as the next
of kin.I assure you that things will be workedout accordingly
to change your name as the next of kin to this fund before onward
transfer to an account that you will provide in your country. I am assuring
you that this transaction and its procedures is 100% legal
and risk free.
As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of my mail in
Acceptance, I will immediately start up with the process
of transfer arrangement.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly get me on my
email address or the telephone number above for me to brief
you more on this transaction.
If after going through this and intend to go on with this transaction,
I advise you to send me your private telephone/fax number
preferably your mobile number for easier communication. I assure you
once again that this transaction is 100%risk free .Remember urgency
and confidentiality will be appreciated in this business transaction.

Thank you and God bless,

Yours faithfully,

Dr David Udo.



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