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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • pvt_smith3000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Adam Smith" <adam.smith1@rya-online.net>
Reply-To: pvt_smith3000@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 00:11:58 GMT
Subject: BANK WITH US

FROM MR. MARTIN ADAMS
NATWEST BANK PLC,LONDON,
P.O.BOX 3038,
57 VICTORIA STREET,
LONDON SW1H,
UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Friend,
Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does
not meet your business or personal ethics. I will
first introduce myself as MR.MARTIN ADAMS, the Chief
Auditor with NATWEST BANK PLC, LONDON-UK. One of our
accounts, with holding balance of £12.500 000,000
(Twelve Million Five Hundred thousand pounds Sterling)
has been dormant and last operated for years ago. From
my investigations, the owner of the said account,Is a
foreigner by name MR. JOHN SHUMEJDA who died along
with his entire family in crash at Birmingham Airport
on 4th Jan, 2002. View this website for verification
http://www.cwn.org.uk/business/a-z/a/agco/2002/01/020104-air-crash.htm

Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the
claiming of this money, as he has no family member
that has any knowledge as to the existence of either
the account or the funds; I have confidently discussed
this issue with some of the bank officials and we have
agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal
with.

My proposition to you, is to seek your consent to
present you as the Next of kin and beneficiary of this
late client, So that the proceeds of this account
valued a huge sum shall be paid to you, and then we
can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage
of 30% for you,While 60% for me and others involved,
10% shall be used for miscelenious expenses while the
remainder shall be given to a reputable charity home
because the money is owned by a deceased person.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles
as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from
drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal
act, funds will be released to you after necessary
processes have been followed. Let me hear from you as
soon as you get this message, so we can proceed. Reply
through my private email address pvt_smith3000@yahoo.com

Best regards,
Mr MARTIN ADAMS.

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