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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • brian_olsen02@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: brian olsen <swaqwertnbvcdf@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <brian_olsen02@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:41:39 +0000
Subject: Beneficiary



Dear Sir/Madam, On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Bernard Poirier; I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter were returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address stated on the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Bernard Poirier made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Seven Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$8,500.000.00) to you in the codicil and last testament to his WILL. Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were recommended to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good. Bernard Poirier until his death was a man of good heart. He was a very dedicated Christian who loved to be involved in charitable projects. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Bernard Poirier died on the 31st October 1999 at the age of 53 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution. According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society.Note that you will be entitled to 40% of the total sum and we 60%. Please if I reach you this time as I am hopeful, endeavour to get back to me as soon as Possible to enable me conclude this transaction. I hope to hear from you in no distant time. Faithfully, Brian OlsenEMAIL:brian_olsen02@yahoo.co.uk
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