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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • linkdavid_wong@yahoo.gr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lilsooner53@aol.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:26:04 EDT
Subject: linkdavid_wong@yahoo.gr


DAVID WONG AND ASSOCIATES
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES
NO. 24, JALAN MELAKA RAYA 31,
TAMAN MELAKA RAYA
MALAYSIA
TEL: +60 12 2442893

I am David Wong ,an attorney at law.A deceased client of mine,that shares
the
same last name as yours, who here in after shall be referred to as my
client,
died as the result of a heart-related condition on the 11 November 2001. His
heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the
Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf Near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 -
2:50 p.m. ET as reported
on:http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html

I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my
client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
this deposit valued at Seventeen million five hundrend dollars( US$17.5
million dollars) is lodged. This bank has issued me a notice to contact the
next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin
and beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same last name, so
that
the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the
amount
on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your
claim
as my client's next-of-kin will be provided.All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from
many breach of the law. If this business proposi tion offends your moral
values,do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to
exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary
confidential,
whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response.Please contact me
at
once to indicate your interest. I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of
this e-mail as soon as possible via my private
EMAIL:(linkdavid_wong@yahoo.gr)
and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.I look forward to your
quick reply.

Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send you
this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences, but I
know
within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches
never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learnt
.
Do not betray my confidence.
If we can be of one accord, I assure you that everything will be fine.
I await your prompt response.

Best regards,
David Wong
Attorney at Law
NB: All response should be mailed to: linkdavid_wong@yahoo.gr




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