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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:
  • "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • williams_hani030@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Williams Hani" <williams_hani2008@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:06:56 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ATTENTION AND URGENT CALL 00226-78-84-21-34.


ATTENTION AND URGENT CALL 00226-78-84-21-34.

MY NAME IS MR.WILLIAMS HANI. I WORK WITH A BANK HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU, BU=
RKINA FASO (NAME WITHHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS). I HAVE URGENT AND VERY=
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSITION FOR YOU AS RIGHTLY UNVEILED BELOW.=20=


IN JANUARY 2002, AN AMERICAN OIL CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR (LEWIS ALTMAN) M=
ADE A NUMBERED-TIME (FIXED DEPOSIT) FOR TWELVE CALENDAR MONTH VALUED AT=
(=A328.5 M)TWENTY EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UK POUND STERLIN=
G,UPON MATURITY I SENT A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION OF ACCOUNT STATUS TO HIS =
FORWARDING ADDRESS BUT GOT NO REPLY. AFTER TWO MONTHS, WE SENT A REMIND=
ER OF SAME LETTER, AND FINALLY WE DISCOVERED FROM HIS CONTACT EMPLOYERS=
, HALLIBURTON OIL SERVICES COMPANY THAT ENGINEER.LEWIS ALTMAN DIED IN A=
UTO CRASH.

AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT HE DID NOT LEAVE A WILL A=
ND ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF KIN WERE FRUITLESS. I THEREFORE MA=
DE FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERED THAT HE DID NOT DECLARE ANY NEX=
T OF KIN IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HIS BANK DEPOSIT PAPE=
RS. THIS SUM OF =A328,500,000.00 IS STILL FLOATING IN OUR BANK AND THE =
INTEREST IS BEING ROLLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH=
YEAR.

SUBSEQUENT TO THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO TRACK HIS LAST NAM=
E OVER THE INTERNET IN ORDER TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY. I HAVE=
CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN SECURING THIS MONEY BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISC=
ATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY MY BANK. IT IS THEREFORE, UPON DISCOV=
ERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO Y=
OU AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFEKEEPING AND SUBSE=
QUENT DISBURSEMENT, SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND I DO NOT WANT THI=
S MONEY GO BACK INTO GOVERNMENT'S TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

NOTE THAT IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATTER, WHETHER YOU ARE BIOLOGICALLY =
RELATED TO THE DECEASED OR NOT. AS YOU MAY BEAR WITH ME, A NEXT OF KIN =
MAYBE A PARENT, SISTER, BROTHER, CLOSE RELATIVE, BUSINESS ASSOCIATE, FR=
IEND OR EVEN A WELL-WISHER THEREFORE,WHETHER YOU ARE RELATED TO HIM OR =
NOT IS NEVER A BARRIER TO REALIZING THE TRANSACTION.THE IMPORTANT THING=
IS THAT I HAVE EVERY DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE SAID ACCOUNT(I=
NVESTMENT) AND THE DECEASED ALSO. THIS TRANSACTION IS AIMED AT INVESTIN=
G IN A BLUE CHIP COMPANY IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY UNDER A J=
OINT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU. HOWEVER, IF YOU WANT CERTAIN PERCEN=
TAGE OF THE DEPOSIT FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT.

PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW SO THAT WE NEGOTIATE ON YOUR SHARE. ONCE THE DEPO=
SIT IS SECURED, THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY, FOR THE SHARING =
AND INVESTMENT THERE OF NOTE, THAT EVERY ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PUT IN PL=
ACE FOR A SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTION.ON RECEIPT OF YOUR POSITIVE=
RESPONSE, I WILL GIVE YOU FULL DETAILS AND INFORMATION ON THIS TRANSAC=
TION.

PLEASE INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PROCEED IN THIS PROJECT AND SEND ME=
YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS,TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS, INTERNATIONAL PASSPO=
RT OR ANY ID CARD TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION. I AM ANXIOUSLY AWAITING =
YOUR RESPONSE. CALL 00226-7884-2134

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
MR.WILLIAMS HANI
MOBILE: 00226-7884-2134
PRIVATE EMAIL: WILLIAMS_HANI030@YAHOO.FR

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