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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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.
  • address-cbcn77709@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: robert sanchez <ssce07@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:14:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: urgent


PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS-cbcn77709@hotmail.com
I n order to transfer the sum of GBP15m from our bank here in London. I have the courage to look for a reliable person who will be capable and honest for this important transaction, believing that you will not let my effort down in future, I am Mr Morris Bench, the auditor and computing staff of.NATWST.Bank here in the UK.
There is an account opened in this bank since 1995 and since 2004 it has not been operated by any one , after my investigation in some files I could lay my hands upon, I discovered that if I do not remit this urgency in an account, it will be confiscated by our bank. The owner of this account is late Mr. John Hughes Coe and a manager of petrol- chemical service and also an engineer here in London who died since 2004.
My dear, nobody knows about this account or anything about this account, it is at this junctures that I deem your assistance to remit this money into youraccount. I am only contacting you as a friend and partner and as well a foreigner, who will not betray me or try to cheat me when have received this money.
I know that this massage will come to you as a surprise as you do not
know both do I know you this transaction is real, and one hundred percent risk free, and hoping you will be of immense assistance to each other when the transaction has been concluded.
When the transfer is approved and payment schedule is allocated overseas through our offshore payment representative for final clearance an signing of the payment released form to you as the beneficiary of funds.I want us to meet face in a round table meeting concern the success of this transaction to discuss the percentage of sharingthe money. Or sign a binding agreement to bind us together in this transaction, so that we can receivethis money into your nominated Bank account or any account of your choice.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner, where we can receive these funds as the real beneficiary of money. I need your co operation to make this dream a reality; I am ready to give 40% out of the total sum of money upon the conclusion of transaction with you.I need your assurance that we can work together and make success in this transaction.do respond to my private email address-cbcn77709@hotmail.com
BEST REGARD
MR MORRIS BENCH
NATWEST BANK LONDON,
DUMFRIES DGI4NN SOUTH WEST
LONDON UK










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