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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • dmark01@insurer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Mark <dmark01@insurer.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:01:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INDEMNITY CLAIMS


Dear Friend,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal Ethics. I introduce myself as David Mark, Executive Director of Claims and Indemnity Department of London Development Insurance Company in United Kingdom. The Policy of our company permit us to transfer any dormant account of over seven years to the state treasury but such accounts are usually diverted by top management for personally use. This selfish aggrandizement of the top managements has compelled to contact you on the case of Christian Eich, a 57 years engineer carmaker of BMW's museum who died with his family in a plane Accident view this page for more details;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

The late Engineer's beneficiary is entitled to 7,000,000 (Seven Million British Pounds) but no one has come for this claim, his Life Assurance Policy will expire in the next few months from the date of this letter. The management in a recent meeting recommended that the money be diverted to a separate account for their use.

In view of this, I have contacted you to present you as the beneficiary of the late Engineer Christian Eich, unknown to the managements; and since the deceased customer is a foreigner (from a different country), it is Officially important for the involvement of a foreigner who will pose as a beneficiary. I will use my exalted position in this Insurance Company to equip you with all the needed information for your official declaration as the beneficiary

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 work with me in this viable transaction. I will use my office here to get all internal documentations to back up the claims. The whole Procedures will last only 8 working days to get the fund paid to you successfully without trace even in future.

The transaction will be done successfully under due legal procedure of our company policy. You don't need to come to my country. Send your full name, address and telephone number to me via email urgently today so that I will call you for detail discussions. I promise that you must be happy and shall rejoice greatly soonest for cooperation with me in this transaction.

After successful conclusion of this transaction, we shall share the money 45-45 while 10% will be used for legal services and other expenses. I await your good response today. Thanks and remain blessed. I require you to maintain the confidentiality of this transaction because of the position of my office.

Use this email for further dealing of this transaction: dmark01@insurer.com
Kind Regards,
David Mark
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY.

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