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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from the desk of" (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.
  • asmith_solicitors@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "asmithsolicitor@terra.es" <asmithsolicitor@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:21:47 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Absolutely Important / Contact Us



FROM THE DESK OF
ASHLEY SMITH & CO
SOLICITORS
BROAD STREET HOUSE
55 Old Broad street
LONDON, EC2M 1RX
EMAIL: asmith_solicitors@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Ashley Smith, a solicitor and personal attorney to Mr.Andreas Schranner, a property magnate national of your country. Hereafter shall be referred to as my client. My client, his wife Maria, their daughter Andrea, all perished in the jet crashed. You can confirm this from the BBC website http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
(May their souls rest in perfect peace).

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$14.6million left behind by my client before it gets Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days. For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through my private email for more details.
Best regards,
Ashley Smith Esq.
Reply to my private email:
asmith_solicitors@yahoo.co.uk









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