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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)
• 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.
  • aka1bf@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: aka aka <aka50bf@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <aka1bf@ubbi.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:33:41 +0600
Subject: Re: Business relation needed urgently.



DEAR FRIEND, RE; REQUEST FOR YOU TO STAND AS A NEXT OF KIN AND REPATRIATE($5.5)MILLION USD TO YOUR PRIVATE/COMPANY ACCOUNT. I WAS MANDATED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL CREDIT BANKPLC TO ASCERTAIN YOUR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO CO-OPERATE WITH US INACTUALIZING THIS HIGHLY REWARDING PROJECT ON REPATRIATION OF FUNDS TOYOUR COUNTRY. ARE YOU WILLING TO BE PRESENTED AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER. UNTIL HIS UNTIMELY DEATH BY THE TSUNAMI DISASTER IN INDONESIA, MR.FLOYDOPERATED A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OF ($5.5) MILLION WITH INTERNATIONALCREDIT BANK PLC. SEQUEL TO HIS DEATH, THE BANK MADE CONCERTED EFFORT TO CONTACT THEIMMEDIATE FAMILY IN AUSTRALIA IN ORDER TO RE-CLAIM AND TRANSFER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE FUND. UNFORTUNATELY, THE BANK DISCOVERED RECENTLY THAT THE IMMEDIATE FAMILIESOF THE DEPOSITOR MR. FLOYD WERE ALSO DRASTICALLY AFFECTED BY THE SAMETSUNAMI WHILE ON HOLIDAYS. APPARENTLY, THE FUND IS NOW IN FULL CUSTODYOF THE BANK. AFTER A VERY SERIOUS SURVEY, I AND THE CEO OF THE BANK DECIDED TOREPATRIATE THIS FUND TO A TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE OVERSEAS BANK ACCOUNT FOR HIGH YIELD INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS. THE MODALITY OF DISBURSING THE FUND WILL BE DISCUSSED FULLY WITH THEBANK-ACCOUNT OWNER/PROVIDER, WHICH WE ARE OFFERING YOU. ALL THE DOCUMENTS ESTABLISHING THE DEPOSIT OF THE FUND AND EMPOWERINGYOU TO BE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND WILL BE PERFECTLY SECUREDIN YOUR NAME IF INTERESTED IN HELPING SECURE THE FUND. TRANSFER OF THIS FUND CAN BE SWIFTLY AND SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTEDWITHIN 14 BANK WORKING DAYS IF YOU PROVIDE THE NECESSARY OVERSEASINFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED TO REALIZE THE OBJECTIVE. PLEASE PROTECT MY POSITION IN MY BANK BY KEEPING EVERYTHING SECRET ANDCONFIDENTIAL UNTIL WE TRANSFER THIS FUNDS TO YOUR DISTINATION. BE KIND ENOUGH TO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE FOR MORECLARIFICATION. AWAITING YOUR REPLY. SINCERELY, MR EDWARD A. YAO. N:B PLEASE REPLY VIA THIS EMAIL: aka1bf@ubbi.com
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