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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:
  • "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "huge amount 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)
  • "the consignment " (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.
  • j_exedirector@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jay Grossman" <j_grossman083@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: j_exedirector@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 06:08:05 -0500
Subject: Re: FLIGHT AF4590 CRASH..............

Good day friend,

I am Mr. Jay Grossman the executive director of TCB Security Company here in London. I know you must be very surprised to receive this mail from virtually an unknown person, well there is nothing to worry about as we have been joined for a purpose if only you can assure me of your sincerity and transparency as I intend to carry out a neat and risk free deal which shall benefit both of us if we cooperate and put all hands on desk. Now, I am contacting you for a business deal that involves a huge amount of money belonging to one of my late foreign customer unfortunately he died amongst his entire family in a plane crash. So please, I will like to use and present you as the next of kin of this late customers estate and ship the consignment through diplomatic means to you and both of us shall share the money 60/40%, I will prefer this than the lawyer trying to reap where he did not sow. Site of crash: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Following the above incident, I have sought his extended family relatives through his Embassy but all to no avail but what actually ignited me to seek your assistance was the fact that his lawyer here wanted to play a fast one as soon as he relized the death of his client by coming to our Security company where this man had a deposit of the above mentioned amount to put claim of the late man’s estate with some fictitious or forged documents but unfortunately it was discovered by our company's detectives and the matter is presently in the court now.

I will release the full information to you as soon as you indicate your full interest and committment by sending to me your full contact information as well as your telephone number and feel free to conatct me via my private email: j_exedirector@yahoo.co.uk

Please note your urgent response will be highly appreciated as this will enable me know the next line of action.

Bless you.

Mr. Jay Grossman
(principal partner TCB)

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