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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.
  • st_barculo54uk@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Stewart Barculo." <stewart_barculo21uk@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: st_barculo12uk@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:26:04 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL....

Standard Life House,
30 Lothian Road,
Edinburgh EH1 2DH

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
internet has been greatly abused over the recent years and
is very unsecured for informations of vital importance. I
have decided to take the chance seeing that no other means
could have been faster and more efficient than the E-mail.

I am Stewart Barculo, Staff of Standard Life Bank Limited.I
am contacting you concerning a deceased customer and an
investment he placed under our banks management four years
ago to the tune of fifty million united states
dollars($50,000,000,00).I would respectfully request that
you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect
the integrity of the information you come by as a result of
this mail.I have been incharge of this department for six
years and to best of my knowledge,i have 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 you so that I can give you
further briefing on my intention and how to disburse the
funds and 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 to release
the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation.Upon
receipt of the deposit,I am prepared to share the money with
you in half. That is: I will simply nominate you as the next
of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share
the proceeds 50/50.

I ask that you do not destroy my chance, if you will not
work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but
do not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an
opportunity to provide them with new opportunities. There is
a reward for this project and it is a task well worth
undertaking.

I will most welcome your prompt response via this email
st_barculo54uk@yahoo.com.hk as that would enable us to start
something immediately.

Sincerely,
Stewart Barculo.
st_barculo54uk@yahoo.com.hk

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