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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2215177745 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mrbernarddavidson777@yahoo.com.sg
  • bernarddavidson1960@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bernard Davidson." <bernarddavidson88@yahoo.com.sg> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bernarddavidson1960@rediffmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:03:41 +0000
Subject: From Mr. Bernard Davidson.

Dear friend,

I am making this contact with you based on trust
and confidence I have for you, your Company and
God irrespective of the fact that we have not
met before and because of the nature of the funds
project I am about to introduce to you,I want to
remain positive having the faith, the will and
convincing myself that you will be interested and
capable to do business with me.

The funds project that i wish to intimate you with
is of mutual benefit and its success is entirely
based on mutual trust,cooperation and a high level
of confidentiality as regard this transaction.

My name is Mr. Bernard Davidson.The kind of the
relationship and the confidential nature makes it
imperative for me to contact you directly by email.

A German, Late Estate Magnate Mr.Andreas Schranner,
a majority stake holder in a Korean Real Estate
Company ,until his death years ago in 25th July,
2000 CONCORDE plane clash [Flight AF4590]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>),
had a fixed deposit of US$48,000,000.00 (Fourty Eight
Million United States Dollars) that has been in a Kor
ean bank since 1998 which is eight years now and since
then no claim or withdrawal have been made on that
deposit.
Fortunately, I have been the person in charge of this
deposit from the day of deposit to date. This great
late Estate Magnate died without a written or oral
'WILL' attached to the account with respect to his
investment in the Korea Real Estate Company. It is
because of the perceived possibility of not being
able to locate any of his next of kin. Rapidly, I
took the precaution of converting this funds worth
US$48,000,000.00 Dollars to the [open secure progamme]
and deposited it with OPEN BENEFICARY-which allows
anybody or person that has accurate information to the
deposit to be able to lay claim to it.

As a proposed partner i must confided in you immensely,
therefore to use my position to move this money outside
Korea through a dedicated bank to your designated account
with a consolidated arrangement. It can be transferred to
your custody if you are willing and assure me of your ability
to handle such a sum and honesty that I will not be cheated
out when the money comes into your account.

I am willing to let you keep 25% of this fund for your
assistance. Indicate your willingness by return email.
Sincerely yours,
Mr. Bernard Davidson.
Contact phone;+221 5177745
Email contacts;(mrbernarddavidson777@yahoo.com.sg)
Or (bernarddavidson1960@rediffmail.com)

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