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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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • leechang72002@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Lee Chang <lee_chnag07@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <leechang72002@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:00:52 -0600
Subject: Reply ASAP



Goodday,

How are you today and business in your country?

I am contacting you concerning a deceased customer and an investment he placed under our banks management years ago. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail.

I contacted you independently of our investigation and no one is informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you.

On November 6, 2001, a foreign consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$18,500,000.00 (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that he died in the China Northern Air Plane crash that happened 7th may 2002 In Dalian, China http://www.1001crash.com/index-page-cdescript-accident-CNA_MD82-lg-2-year-ok.html#.

My proposal; I am prepared to place you in a position as the NEXT OF KIN of our late client, so that the deposit can be released to you as the closest surviving relative. Upon receipt of the deposit in an offshore account you are going to open, we will share the money 50% for me and 50% for you.

If you are interested please send me your full names and private phone number. So I can provide you with more details.

Reply to leechang72002@yahoo.com.cn

Lee Chang.

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