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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • e-mail.joshuainfo2007@yahoo.co.uk
  • joshuainfo2007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joshua williams <joshuawilliams8800@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:20:56 +0100
Subject: FROM JOSHUA WILLIAMS.



FROM JOSHUA WILLIAMS.
BARCLAYS BANK
FLEET STREET,
EC4Y 1HY
London, England
Private E-MAIL.joshuainfo2007@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Joshua Williams. head of Auditing, Barclay
Bank London,England.On Wednesday 19 April,2000 one Mr.
Andreas J.Schranner,a nationality of your country, a
property magnate,whom I was his accounting officer
made a numbered time (Fixed)Deposit, valued at
6,550,000.00 (Six Million,Five Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Pounds) for twelve calendar months in my Bank
Branch. Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification
to his forwarding addressbut got no reply. After a
month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered that
Mr.Andreas ,his wife and only daughter was aboard the AF4590 plane,
which crashed Monday,31 July, 2000 into the Hotelissimo.You
can read more about the crash on visiting this site

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

My investigation proved that he died with his
only daughter in the crash. The total sum,
6,550,000.00 is still in MY bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of
each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
Consequently, I shall present you to stand in as the
next of kin to the late Mr. Andreas , since you have
the same last name with him.Consequently, upon acceptance
of this proposal, I will give you detailed information on
how this deal would be carried out. The money will be shared in the
ratio: sixty five percent (65%) for me, thirty five
percent (35%) for you.

I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law as I will use my position as the
Bank's head of Auditors and his accounting officer to
secure approvals and guarantee the successful
execution of this transaction. Please be informed that
your utmost confidentiality is required. On your reply
include your

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
3) PRIVATE TELEPHONE NO
4) YOUR AGE
5) OCCUPATION

Awaiting your urgent reply through this my private
E-MAIL. joshuainfo2007@yahoo.co.uk

Best regards,
Mr.Joshua Williams
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