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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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • chufred@indiatimes.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <mrchufred48@indiatimes.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:27:03 +0200
Subject: INTRODUCTION LETTER



INTRODUCTION LETTER
MR FRED CHU


PLEASE REPLY THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: chufred@indiatimes.com

I am MR FRED CHU,do permit me to have introduced myself briefly,I
am Head of Private Banking, SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK .I know it may
seem
improper to introduce myself this way and more importantly via mail
but i
have just considered it faster and safe means of communication.Do not
be amazed by this mail.
I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be
attached to this transaction. The Management and the Legal department
of our BANK in a recent meeting, Recommended that the account of Mr.
Alexander H. Chiang, who was one of my branch depositor, should be
declared dormant, confiscated and the depositor's fund sent to the
Bank
Treasury according to Banking and financial law. he died in world
trade
center as a victim of the September 11,2001.Incident that befall the
united state of America, the bank has made series of efforts to
contact any of the relatives to claim This money but without success,
you
can confirm through this site

http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=712


Mr. Alexander H. Chiang is an account holder in my branch, he owns a
Secret dollar account with the sum of Thirty Nine Million, Seven
Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars Only .Since his death, no next of kin
of the Dollar account holder nor any relative of his has shown up for
the claim ,this is because he has the account as a secret account
thus
he left all the documents for the deposit with me.This is where I am
interested and where I want you to come in. I want you to come in as
the
next of kin of the deceased, I will give you the relevant documents
and contacts to file the claimapplication and then effect the
approvals for the transfer of the money, I will be the one to provide
the
vital documents for the claims of the money and then advise you
exactly
on how we should handle it,my solicitor will handle all the legal
process and perfect the process of the transfer of the money to you.

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 assist in this transaction.
We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up
the claims. Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to
him, as I am in position to affix your name as the next of kin.
The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund
retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.
After the transfer of the money we shall share the money Sixty/Forty.
That is I will have Sixty percent while you will have Forty percent
Yours Truly,
MR FRED CHU
PLEASE REPLY ONLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: chufred@indiatimes.com

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