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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.
• 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.
  • myke2morgan@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mike Morgan <mykemorgan_2003@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: myke2morgan@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 13:58:15 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello Dear


Hello Dear ,

I got your contact in course of my inquiry to locate relations of my
Deceased Client who died with his family in the plane crash of Concorde Air France Flight AF4590 which happened on 31st July 2000,You can read more stories about the plane crash by visiting the website below :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Please I need your assistance to repatriate the deposit which my
Deceased Client left behind in a Finance / Security Company.
The Deposit containing this fund has been dormant since his demise and the
Finance Company is threatening to confiscate the fund as "Unclaimed
Deposit". Rather leaving the fund confiscated, based on the fact that you
share the same last name with my Deceased Client I seek your consent and
assistance to nominate you as my Deceased Client's Relation under legal
process and risk free to repatriate the fund as I have the jurisdiction as
the Deceased's P.A to testify the Deceased's Relation.
Also I have the documents to complete the transaction. What I require is
your willingness to assist me and to treat the transaction as
confidential.Contact me for further information and commencement of the
transaction.

Yours faithfully,
MIKE MORGAN.

Private Email: myke2morgan@yahoo.co.uk
Kindly forward to me the following information to enable me start processing
the necessary documents:

1. Your full name as stated in your international passport.
2. Your residence address, age and occupation.
3. Your Cell phone and Fax numbers.


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