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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (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.
  • angellsccts@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: Luther Zihiri <Lutherzihiri12345_9090@web.de>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:35:34 +0100
Subject: Urgent Proposal




Urgent Proposal

FROM THE DESK OF LUIS ANGEL CORDOBA.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/CREDIT MANAGER=20
Apartido De Correo 133-1881 28019,=20
Madrid, Espana.
Phone: 0034 671928286

I am MR LUIS ANGEL CORDOBA; I am the personal accountant to Sir B.
Richard,who used to work with Capresa -Calibrados de Precision SA {CCDP}
Steel Company here in Spain, herein shall be referred as my customer.

On the 11th of March 2004 at about 0639 Gmt, my customer, his wif e
{Lady Juliet and their three children{Elizbeth and Dexter} were involved
in a ghastly Train Bomb blast along Atocha Train Centre here in Madrid,
that got 191 people killed ,and 1,800 injured, unfortunately, him and
his family were victims that lost their lives. Yo u can view this page
for more information {
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/06/madrid.commission/index.ht=
ml [http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/06/madrid.commission/index=
.html]
}=20
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last
name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family or any close
name to his, hence I contacted you.Now after a long time of no
traceble route, I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money a=
nd
property left behind by my client before they get liquidated or declared
Unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, with
our Bank which will b e disclosed to you after your acceptance to work
with us in reaching this great goal of finding a suitable personnel/Next
of Kin to handle Sir B. Richards Wealth. The deceased had his account
valued precisely to be 9,62 0,640.00 (Nine Million, Six Hundred and
twenty Thousand, Six Hundred and Fourthy Euros Only).

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for o ver 2
years now, I seek your prompt consent to present you as the next of kin
of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds
of this account valued at 9,620,640.00USD can be paid to you and then you=

and I can share the money according to any agreed ratio.

informations to : angellsccts@aol.com [mailto:angellsccts@aol.com]
Call Now for more Explanation. Phone: 0034 657 137 254

Looking forward to your swift reply.
Truly yours,
MR. LUIS ANGEL CORDOBA
Phone: 0034 671928286

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*http://freemail.web.de/club/landingpage.htm/=3Fmc=3D025555* [http://freemail.=
web.de/club/landingpage.htm/=3Fmc=3D025555]

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