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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • ro_dav56@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Griffin Richard." <e2file001@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: gr1902@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 03:58:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FUND RELEASE NOTIFICATION.


Attention: Sir/Madam,

Fund Release Approval.

Sequel to the findings by the United Kingdom customs at the Gatwick international airport(London) a few years back. That the consignment/inheritance deposited with the Royallink Securitiy U.K, for safe keeping by, late Engineer Dennis, which was labelled as diplomatic family valuables, were contained physical cash of united states dollar bills in the amount of $11.5million. This led to the arrest of His representative attorney (Barr. Griffin Richards) for money laundry and illegal trafficking of funds. As soon as we were able to secure his bail, he ran into hiding, and we have heard no clew of his where about since then.

The United Kingdom Government has approved and agreed to release the fund to the
immediate family of the late engineer, due to our continuous interference, and we have tried severally to get intouch with the attorney, but all efforts has been to no avail.

Note that this is a confidential email away from my office to inform you secretly of the current status of the fund, and to present you as the heir to the late engineer, since you have the same surname. All i need from you is to be genuine and to be honest with me during the proceed of the transaction and all will go down smoothly.

There are practically no risks involved. The transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any illegalities. It will be simply a bank to bank transaction, and all I need from you is to stand claim as the heir to the fund, since my office can order the transfer to your designated bank account under a few working days.

Get back to me immediately, and let me know if you are ready to workout this transaction with me, and ready to follow the procedure i will advice you to apply, relating to securing the funds as soon as possible. reply to(ro_dav56@yahoo.co.uk)

Yours sincerely,
Davids Roy.



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