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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.
• 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.
  • faith_031william@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "faith_017williams@yahoo.co.jp" <faith_017williams@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: faith_031williams@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:49:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Mr faith williams

Since then, I have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives but all effort has proved abortive.
The reason why I am contacting you is based on trust to enable me present you as the next-of-kin so that this consignment will be released and transfered to you for safety and subsequent disbursement.
Nobody has come for claiming of the fund,It will be easy to convince the bank with my position since i am in possession of the necessary legalised documents that back-up the fund and which will present you as the rightful next-of-kin to the deceased customer,I don't want this fund to go into the
company's treasury as unclaimed bill.
The company laws and guidelines stipulates that if such funds remains unclaimed after six years, the company will confiscate it.
The request for a foreigner as next-of-kin in this transaction is
occasioned by the fact that late ANDREAS was a foreigner and any indigene cannot stand as next-of-kin to a foreigner fund.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through,I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of thelaw.
I agree that we shear 50% -50% of this money as a respect to the provision of your assistance , then any expenses incurred during the transaction, will be treated by both of us.
Therefore, to enable the immediate release and transferring of this fund, you must
apply to the bank as the relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your complete information, complete names, postal address, occupation, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the fund will be
released and transfer to.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of
the application you will send to the company to seek the release of the
fund to you.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fear as all required arrangements have been made.
Contact me at once with this my pravite email contact below:
(faith_031william@yahoo.co.jp)
Thanks,
Mrs faith williams




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