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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 us 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is highly confidential" (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.
  • george_rogers_1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: George Rogers <georgerogers61@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <george_rogers_1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:16:47 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST



Hello, I deem it vital to contact you for a business proposal based on my position as the head of Accounts department of a bank here in Scotland, United Kingdom.During our QUARTERLY AUDITING/ACCOUNTING,I discovered in a DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT favouring a foreign customer,The floating sum of US$15,000,000(fifteen million US dollars).During my investigations on the abandoned sum,I discovered the owner as a GERMAN citizen named Mr.ANDREAS SCHRANNER who died in a plane crash with his entire family and subsequently there is no next of kin to his account.Visit the web-site as posted dated.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm Based on these factual statements,Plus the available facts and figures in the bank archives,we stand on a vantage point to putting up a claim on the fund.This providential mission is hinged on the fact that,it is only a foreigner that can successfully claim this fund since the late depositor was a foreigner himself.What you are required to do is to put up an application to the bank as his nominated next of kin by his extended family in GERMANY which is a workable approach because you will stand by the power of such nomination as his cousin resident in where you are today to claim this fund into your account for both of us.Any questions,Information that may be required by the bank during the process of the reclaimation will be forwarded to you on demand as to ensure that this venture is successful.It is highly confidential and risk free by virtue of my position as an insider in the bank. Finally, I shall give you 30% in respect of your assistance to get these funds transfered into your account overseas.I will release to you a detailed information covering the abandoned funds on your urgent reply.There is no banking and legal implications.

I await your humble response at my private
E-mail:george_rogers_1@yahoo.co.uk ThanksSincerely,Mr.George Rogers.
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