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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:
  • "i will like you to " (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.
  • mdp_richard@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: richard princewills <abbey6m@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mdp_richard@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 07:21:46 -1000
Subject: Await your prompt response



From:Mr Richard PrincewillsSubject: Await your prompt responseReply:mdp_richard@yahoo.com.au
Good Day Sir/Ma,
With Kind Regard and Respect,I am Mr Richard Princewills, an Account Manager of African Continental Bank Plc . I have urgent an very confidential business proposition for you.An American Oilconsultant/businessman , Mr.Morris Thompson made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Dollars) in Our branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, I sent a reminder, and finally I discovered that, Mr.Morris Thompson an American has unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31-2000, including his wife and only daughter. , I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. You shall read more about the crash on visitingthis website.http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.htmlI therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Morris Thompson did not declare any Kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper-work in our Bank. This sum of US$15,000,000.00 is still sitting in our Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to African Continental Bank Plc Laws of Banking Industry,at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the African Continental Bank Plc if nobody applies to claim the fund.Consequently,my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.Morris Thompson so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt Directors.This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin to Mr.Morris Thompson we shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me and 25% for you,and 15% to cover all expenses that will occur during the transfer and finally 10% will be sent to any charitable organization on your recommendation. There is no risk at all, as all the paper-work for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Account Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,please reply immediately.Upon your response,Please send me the following : 1. Your letter of consent with your full names.........2. Your mailing and contact address.....3. Your telephone numbers...................4. Your age/occupation ..................Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Thanks and regards,Richard Princewills
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