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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • w_gibson08uk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Walter Gibson" <w_gibson08uk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:31:54 -0400
Subject: Confidentiality Required........REPLY ASAP


Good Day To You,
Though i have not considered this medium to be thebest manner to have approached you on this issue being that the Internethas been greatlyabusedover the recent years and is very unsecured forin formations of vital importance. I have decided to take the chanceseeing that no
other means could have been faster and more efficientthan the E-mail I am Walter Gibson, Hamilton Direct Bank Limited.Iam contacting you concerning a deceased customer and an investmenthe placed under our banks management four years ago to the tune of Fiftymillion united states dollars ($50,000,000,00).I would respectfully requestthat you keep thecontents of this mail confidential and respect the
integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail. I have been in charge of this department for six years and to best of my knowledge,ihave discharged my duty with equity.In the process of review of the financial report by my department, I
discovered that both of you have a similar last name, hence I contacted youso that I can give you further briefing on my intention and how tdisburse the fundsand estate he left behind. My proposal; you share the same surname With our
late client; I am prepared to place you in a position to instruct The security Firm torelease the deposit to you as the closest surviving
relation.Upon receipt ofthe deposit,I am prepared to share the money wiyou in half. That is:I will simply nominate you as the next of kin andhave them releasethe deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50/50. I askthat you do notdestroy my chance, if you will not work with me letme know and let memove on with my life but do not destroy me. I am afamily man and thisis an opportunity to provide them with newopportunities. There is areward for this project and it is a task well worthundertaking. I willmost welcome your prompt response via thisemail w_gibson08uk@yahoo.co.uk that would enable us tostart somethingimmediately.
Sincerely,
Walter Gibson

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