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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • sunny.edmond@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mredmonds@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:26:46 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20RESPONSE=20PLEASE?=

URGENT RESPONSE PLEASE
Mr. Sunny O. Edmond
Hauck Bank Lunxembourg SA

PLEASE REPLY ONLY THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: sunny.edmond@yahoo.com.hk

Do permit me to have introduce myself briefly, I am Mr. Sunny O. Edmond
, Head of International Private Banking, Hauck Bank Lunxembourg SA. .I
know it may seem improper to introduce myself this way and more importantly
via mail but i have just considered it faster and safe means of communication.Do
not be amazed by this mail.
I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached
to this transaction. The Management and the Legal department of our BANK
in a recent meeting, Recommended that the account of Mr. Alexander H. Chiang,
who was one of my branch depositor, should be declared dormant, confiscated
and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to Banking
and financial law. he died in world trade center as a victim of the September
11,2001.Incident that befall the united state of America, the bank has
made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim This money
but without success, you can confirm through this site

http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=712


Mr. Alexander H. Chiang is an account holder in my branch, he owns a Secret
dollar account with the sum of Thirtty Nine Million, Seven Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only .Since his death, no next of kin of the Dollar
account holder nor any relative of his has shown up for the claim ,this
is because he has the account as a secret account thus he left all the
documents for the deposit with me.This is where I am interested and where
I want you to come in. I want you to come in as the next of kin of the
deceased, I will give you the relevant documents and contacts to file the
claim application and then effect the approvals for the transfer of the
money, I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the claims
of the money and then advise you exactly on how we should handle it,my
solicitor will handle all the legal process and perfect the process of the
transfer of the money to you.

Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this
mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your
willingness to assist in this transaction.
We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up
the claims. Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to him,
as I am in position to affix your name as the next of kin.
The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund retrieved
successfully Without trace even in future.
After the transfer of the money we shall share the money Sixty/Forty. That
is I will have Sixty percent while you will have Forty percent
Yours Truly,
Mr. Sunny O. Edmond
Hauck Bank Lunxembourg SA
sunny.edmond@yahoo.com.hk

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