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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will give you 35% " (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.
  • taiwen_wee@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: wood wood <wood03@web.de>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:02:57 +0200
Subject: Investment business proposal


From: Mr Tai WenBank of America SecuritiesWealth Assets and Investment ManagersSwitzerland.Private Email: taiwen_wee@yahoo.com.hk
*Important Notice, *My name is Mr.Tai Wen an asset management consultant and Credit officer of the bank of America securities Swiss office(Asset and investment Management subsidiary of Bank of America) .I am writing in respect of a Switzerland British Citizen customer of my Company Mr. Ratnavale Victor, dual citizen of Switzerland and Britain, who died together with his wife (Ratnavale Joyce) in a Plane crash on Monday 7th September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to Geneva. Please see for more information. *http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html] *The late Mr. Victor Ratnavale left in our bank the sum of Eighteen million five hundred thousand pounds (£18.5 million pounds) and nobody will ever come for this money because he died with his entire family. I am the only person that is aware of this money since Mr. Victor Ratnavale did not give to my bank any next of kin to inherit his money. Now, I want to use my position in the bank to transfer this money to your country for investment. If you agree to work with me by providing an account and necessary logistics on your side to receive the money. I will give you 35% of this entire fund while the remaining 60% shall be for me, extra 5% will be for necessary legal and miscellaneous charges. I am hoping to get a favorable response from you after which I will furnish you with other necessary information on how to proceed as well as my telephone number for further communication. Yours Faithfully,Mr Tai Wen



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