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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:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +34658320248 (Spain, 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.
  • dorotyzain@fsmail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "dorotyzain@terra.es" <dorotyzain@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:06:22 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Hello


From Mrs Dorothy I . Zain.
Tel +34 658 320 248.
Home Fax:+34 911 010 849.
=20
I am Mrs. Dorothy I. Zain from Spain married to Mr. Andrew =
ken Zain from South Africa for seven years now. We have two kids, i am the=
manager bills and exchange at the foreign remittance department of L.C BAN=
K here in Spain. I have a business proposal which I believe will be a very =
good opportunity for both of us, so I decided to contact you on this busine=
ss opportunity in our Bank. The business is this I discovered an abandoned =
sum of 65.2 million US Dollar (six five Million Two hundred Thousand US Do=
llars )in our safety deposit vault that belongs to one of our foreign custo=
mer Mr. Sabatha Lantana, Who died along with his entire family on 12th Dece=
mber 2002 in a ghastly motor accident along Barcelona express Way. Since we=
got information about his death, We have been expecting his next of kin to=
come over and claim his money because the management can not release it un=
less somebody applies for it as next of kin to the deceased as indicated in=
our banking guidelines but unfortunately I leant that all his family died =
alongside with him at the motor accident leaving nobody behind for the Clai=
m. Since you have the same surname with this decease customer you can easil=
y make this deal with me, I have the entire secret in formations of this de=
posit which will help you to claim this money as the next of Kin. It is the=
refore upon this discovery that I have decided to make this business propos=
al to you and release the money to you as unclaimed funds or declared to th=
e government of Spain, Once this is done the government of Spain will confi=
scate the funds which is not good for both of us instead its better for us=
to do the deal and map out something for charity from the money and share =
the rest. I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as a foreign partn=
er, in respect to your acceptance to do this business with me, while 50% wo=
uld be for me and my family, while 10% will be for charity. Therefore to en=
able the immediate transfer of this fund to your account as arranged, you m=
ust apply first to the bank as the next of kin of the decease indicating yo=
ur interest of claim of your inherited funds, upon receipt of your reply t=
hrough my above fax number, I will send to you by fax the text of applicati=
on which you will send to the bank, I will not fail to bring to your notice=
that this transaction is a hitch free that you should not entertain any at=
om of fear as all required arrangement have been made perfectly. Please tak=
e note my husband is the only one that I have discussed this business with =
and we both agreed to do this business with you, he answer my phone anytime=
I am at work or not around my phone, Please send to me via my above fax nu=
mber or my private email dorotyzain@fsmail.net , Your telephone number, you=
r cell phone number and your private fax for easy communication.
Best regards,
Dorothy Isabelle Zain.





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