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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • alexmike200@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ALEX MIKE <alex_mike6@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:57:02 +0100
Subject: FUND TRANSFER/INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE.



FROM THE DESK OF:MR: ALEX MIKEBANK OF AFRICA (FNB)JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA,SOUTH AFRICA.E.Mail: alexmike200@yahoo.co.ukDear Friend,
(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).I am MR: ALEX MIKE the Director in charge of Auditing sectionBank OF AFRICA(FNB)-Johannesburg in South Africa.AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE INTERNET SEARCH HERE IN BANK.I have decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficialto both of us.During our auditing in this Bank, I came across some amount of money belongingto a deceased foreigner Mr.Chen Huang head of the bank's Department of Foreign Exchange who died with four others finance officials on February 16,1998 in a plane crash.The fundhas been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fundin our custody from hisrelation before my discovery to this development.He was head of the bank's Department of Foreign Exchange.The said amount is US$ 15,000 000:00 (FIVETEEN MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) deceased fellow.Their death occured as a result of plane clash.Please View thiswebsite:http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/FOR YOUR INFORMATION BEEN YOU NOT A TAIWANESE WILL NOT POSE ANY PROBLEMFORTHE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

All the wholearrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to thedeceased has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you as soonas you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefityour self to this great business opportunity.
In this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate aforeign account. This is the actual reason why itwill require a second partyor fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and alsopresent a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferredinto on his request.Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after eight years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasionedby the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot standas next of kin. I dont want this money to go into the Bank treasury asunclaimed Bill. Be assured this transaction is 100% risk free.On conclusion of this Project, you will be entitled to 35% of the total sumas gratification,while 60% will be for me. AND the rest of the 5% will be for any expenses that we may inccur during this transaction.

Please you have been adviced to keep "top secret I will fly down to your country forsubsequent sharing of the fund according to percentagespreviously indicatedand further investment will be discussed.On your acceptance to be mypartner, please email for a brief discussion before we proceed. Please keep this proposal secret, even if you are not interested.looking forword to receive your urgent reply.You can reply me through this E.Mail: alexmike200@yahoo.co.uk

URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.Yours faithfully,MR: ALEX MIKE
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