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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:
  • "million us 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)
• 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.
  • tonyrobin4@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "tony robinson" <t_robin1@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:45:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Respond ASAP


MY DEAR,

I AM TONY ROBINSON I WORK IN THE AUDIT/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCI=
AL TRUST BANK (FTB) LTD OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO. I HAVE A BUSINESS WHI=
CH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US.THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS ($7=
5 MILLION US DOLLARS) WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO YO=
UR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS TOO,ALSO TO TAKE=
MY WIFE TO USA FOR TREATMLENT OF LIVER DAMAGE.

THIS MONEY IS OWNED BY A DECEASED PERSON,A BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN WE=
ST-AFRICAN REGIONS. HE HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE SIX YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN=
NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED ON HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE.
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT =
BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND.=20
THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY;YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF A=
S BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO THE DECEASED PERSON,AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT Y=
OU ARE THE CARE-TAKER BUSINESS ASSOCIATES DECEASED PERSON AND HIS PROPE=
RTIES.

I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WHICH A SU=
CCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL BE YOUR GUIDIANCE A=
ND INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSU=
RE A SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR=
CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENC=
ES BOTH OF US INCURED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION. SO IF YOU =
ARE INTRESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY AND IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE =
INCLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS] URGENCY HAS TO BE IMP=
LIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN BOTH OF US. HOWE=
VER IF YOU ARE REALLY SURE OF YOUR INTEGRITY TOWARDS THIS PROPOSAL REPL=
Y AND ME IMMEDIATELY.
Please keep and maintain communication via this e-mail I.D
( tonyrobin4@myway.com )=20

BEST REGARDS,
TONY ROBINSON.


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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam