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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • email.contact_office_andrei@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: mihai andrei <bound_mihai4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <contact_office_andrei@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:48:31 -0600
Subject: BENEFICIARY



ATTENTION: Transfer of 13,000,000 pounds to your Account My name is Mr. Mihai Andrei I work in a bank here in London and I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business. I choose to reach you through post to make sure i get this business through to the right person and the right address. I was on a routine inspection that I discovered the dormant domiciliary account with a Balance of (Thirteen Million Pounds Starlings)" 13,000,000 pounds” in my bank here in London (BOUND FINANCE LTD)., on further discreet investigation, I also discovered that the account holder has passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to the account.

Our bank will approve this money to any foreigner because the former operator of the a/c is a foreigner and a foreigner can only claim this money with legal claims to the account Holder, therefore I need your cooperation in this transaction. I will provide all necessary information needed in order to claim this money. The owner of this account is a foreigner who is a self made billionaire, The Late Prime Minister, Mr. Rafik Hariri who is now dead, he has a huge investment here in the United Kingdom and all over the world, please log on to( http://www.hariri.info) for all details about him and i know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before, but be sure that it is real and a genuine business. After the transfer of this money to your account, I agree that 35% of this money will be for you, 5% for any expenses incurred by both parties and 60% will be for me. I will tell you all the procedure to follow as soon as i receive your positive response. I am assuring you that the transaction is 100% risk & trouble free, hence we are going to follow the normal transfer process, and i wouldn't like third party involvement; keep it confidential because it is a huge amount of money. Reply if you are capable and willing to do this business. I can be reached on the below email.contact_office_andrei@yahoo.co.uk

Best regards,Mr. Mihai Andrei
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