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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)
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • chris0williams@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Chris Williams" <chrs.wllms2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:20:49 +0200
Subject: HELLO


*FROM THE DESK OF: MR. CHRIS WILLIAMS

Good Day

With great pleasure I am writing this proposal on behalf of my partners. A
member of our government trade delegation to your country gave your
impeccable profile to me. Hence I have decided to seek your cooperation, due
to the sensitivity of this transaction and my Commitment as a civil servant.
*


*I am Mr. Chris Williams. An Auditor Manager in my Bank. In Scotland. There
is an account opened in this Bank in 1997 and since 2000 nobody has operated
on this account again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be
forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is DR. H. PAUL JACOBI, a
foreigner and he died since 1999.
*

*In an air crash along with his wife in 31st October died sincerer 1999 an
Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board. You can confirm this
from the website below from publisher by N.WEBSITEPUBLISHEDONCNN. **
http://www.guardian.co.uk*
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/>*/egyptair/article/0,,196602,00 .html. No
other person know about this
account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and
the amount involved is ($10.5M) Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars. Our constraint is to be able to source an honest and
trustworthy individual, to whom we can remit these funds and act as trustee
pending our visit, since our period of disengagement from the civil service
is near. We are presently affected by the Scotland civil service code of
conduct laws that prohibits civil servants from operating private foreign
accounts.*


*I have the authority of my partners in office to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in this transaction, your share as compensation will be
$2.1M (20%) while my colleagues and I receive $7.350M (70%) and the balance
of $1.50M (10%) for taxes and other miscellaneous expenses This transaction
is 100% risk free provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality.*


*Furthermore, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the
successful execution of this transaction. Kindly content me on the above
confidential Tell/Fax. Your response to indicate your willingness in
assisting us. Furthermore, in order us to accomplish this transaction more
securely and more professionally, Is to make you the bona-fide beneficiary
of these funds, putting your name in the bank database as the beneficiary of
these funds because this account has no beneficiary. *


*If Interested do contact me through this email address (**
chris0williams@yahoo.com.hk* <chris0williams@yahoo.com.hk>*) with the
informations bellow.*

*
(1) Your Full Names
(2) Your Age
(3) Your Occupation/Profession
(4) Your Residential address/Company if any
(5) Your Direct Telephone and fax Numbers.
6) Your Copy of ID.

This are all we need to start with and after acquaintances, we shall forward
all legal documents.

My sincere Regards
Thank you and God Bless
Mr.Chris Williams*

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