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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 british pounds" (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.
  • bb1richard@terra.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Richard <b14_richard@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: mrbobbrichard1@terra.com
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:26:36 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Business Proposal


Hello,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics. I introduce myself as Bob a former staff in the accounts management Section of a well-known bank here in UK.

There is an account in our bank with holding balance of £15,000,000 (Fifteen Million
British Pounds) which has been dormant and last operated in the past 5 years. From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account is a Foreigner by name Gerald Stone who died on the 4th of January 2002 in a fatal Motor accident in Birmingham.

Since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money as he has no family Member who is aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds. Information from the National Immigration also states that he was single on entry into the UK

I have confidentially discussed this issue with some of the bank officials and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin to the deceased and have the funds released to you after due processes have been followed.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is Legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other Illegal act.

If you are interested, contact me on bb1richard@terra.com

Regards,
Bob


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