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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 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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • rowlltaylor@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rowland taylor" <rowlltaylor04@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:14:04 +0200
Subject: Re: Opportunity


Greetings,

I am Mr. Rowland Taylor, Financial Officer, Natwest Bank Plc, 54 Lombard
Street,London EC3P 3AH,UK.I am contacting you based on Trust and
confidentiality that will be attached to this mutual transaction.

The Legal department and the Management of our bank had recommended, in a
recent meeting, that the account of MR.JOHN YAMNICKY, who was one of my
Branch Depositors,should be declared Dormant,confiscated and the Depositor's
fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to UK Banking and financial law. He
died in world trade centre as one of the Victims of the September
11,2001,incident that befell the United States of America,you can confirm
through this site:

http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm

MR.JOHN YAMNICKY is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar account
with the sum of US$30M (Thirty Million United States Dollars)deposited in a
Secret account with my branch .Since his death,no next of kin of the Dollar
account holder nor any relative of him has shown up for the claim because he
has the account as a secret account thus he left all the documents for the
deposit with me.Our bank has made series of efforts to contact any of the
relatives to claim this money but without success.

This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in. I want you to
come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you the relevant
documents and contacts to file the application and then effect the approvals
for the transfer of the money, I will be the one to provide the vital
documents for the claims of the money and then advise you exactly how we
should handle it.Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to
him as I am in position to afix your name as the next of kin.

Please include your Full Name,Current Home Address,Occupation,Direct
Telephone and Age when replying this mail through my SECURED EMAIL ADDRESS:
rowlltaylor@gmail.com to enable me prepare the legal documents in your
favor,then I will use my position to get all internal documentations to back
up the claims.I will also give you more information as soon as you indicate
your willingness to assist in this transaction.

The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund retrieved
successfully without trace even in future. After the transfer of the money
we shall share the money 60% for me and 40% for you for your assistance.

I await your urgent response .

Yours Truely.
Mr. Rowland Taylor
Financial Officer
Natwest Bank Plc,
54 Lombard Street,
London EC3P 3AH,
United Kingdom.

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