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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million pounds" (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.
  • ernestfranklinson21@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR .ERNEST FRANKLINSON" <hidroautomatika@suonline.net>
Reply-To: ernestfranklinson21@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:41:01 +0100
Subject: NEXT OF KIN

NATWEST BANK PLC
LAMBETH PALACE RD
LONDON SE1 7EH
FROM THE DESK OF : Ernest Franklinson
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Before the introduction of this transaction, i wish to introduce myself to you I am Ernest Franklinson a staff of Natwest Bank plc London.I am the head of the accounts department at NatWest's Offshore Banking division.I ran asearch for late Mr.
Andreas Schranners, and I count 100% assure you that this man didnot declear any next of kin.I Mr Ernest Franklinson am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal which I believe will profit the both of us after
completion.I contacted you after a careful thought that you might be capable of handling this business transaction, which stated a sum of twelve million five hundred thousand pounds),has been deposited since the year 2000 in my bank as unclaimed.

All efforts to get across to his relatives of our client who deposited the money have hit the stones.Mr. Andreas Schranner did not declare any next of kin or relation in all his official documents,including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank.I
have decided to seek your assistance to have you stand as his next of kin so that the said fund (twelve million five hundred thousand pounds),would be released in your name as the next of kin and paid into your account.


All documents and proof that will have you claim! this fund without
stress will be forwarded to you upon your response to this mail i have unanimously agreed to offer you (four million pounds)of the total sum for the assistance and role you are going to play in this transaction,(two million pounds)will be given to
charity organizations in your country with your supervision while the
remaining will be for me. send your confidential telephone and fax
numberEmail: ernestfranklinson21@hotmail.com
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