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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • adamscott177@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: adam scott <adamscott1914@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <adamscott177@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:28:56 +0000
Subject: Awaiting your response


Good day,
I am Mr. Adams Scott,a Manager of the Broad StreetCahoot Holding & Finance Ltd in London.
On June 6, 2000, a Consultant with the Exxon Mobil oilcompany in Malaysia, Mr. Alfred Carlson made anumbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendarmonths,to the tune of £14,000,000.00(FourteenMillion, Pounds Sterling) in my Branch.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to hisforwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, I wrote a reminder and finally Idiscovered from his employers, Exxon Mobil Corporationthat Mr. Alfred Carlson died in an explosion whileworking on one of their Oil Rigs in Malaysia.
On further investigation, I found out that he diedwithout making a WILL.
I therefore made additional investigation anddiscovered that Mr.Alfred Carlson did not declare anynext of kin or relations in all his officialdocuments, including his Bank Deposit papers in ourpossession. The sum of £15,000,000.00, which represents Capitaland Interest on the deposit, has been carefully movedout of my bank to a security company for safekeeping. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to our Banking Act of 1990, at theexpiration of 7 (seven)years,the money will revert tothe ownership of the Government if nobody applies toclaim the fund.
I would want you, as a person to stand in as his Nextof Kin.
You will then be entitled to the deposit. I will prepare all the paper work and necessarydocuments involved and as the manager of the branchand custodian of the deposit.
I will ensure that all the documents regarding thisMoney reflect your name as the next of Kin to Late Mr.Alfred Carlson.
I will share the money with you in the ratio 35:5:60.35% for your effort,5%for logistics and 60% for me.
I want to assure you that there is virtually no riskon your person as you will not be made to appear inperson and all the paper work will be prepared in yourname by me. To achieve this: you will first of all, assure me thatyou will maintain strict confidentiality on thisinformation and must assure me that you will not makeaway with the money when it gets into your possession.
Your reply is urgently needed.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with moredetails.
Reply to my confidential email
address:adamscott177@yahoo.co.uk
Please observe utmost confidentiality.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Regards.Adams Scott

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