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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)
  • "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.
  • mrmichaeltorey@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MICHAEL TOREY" <miketorey17@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 16:36:20 +0100
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL


TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL:


FROM THE DESK OF: MICHAEL TORE,
MANAGER, DEPOSIT/CREDIT CONTROL UNIT,
SECURITY COMPANY .
REPLY THROUGH: mrmichaeltorey@hotmail.com


Dear SIR,

I am Mr.MICHAEL TORE I work with A SECURITY AND
DEPOSIT COMPANY as the manager , DEPOSIT/Credit
Control Unit. I was the accounting officer of a
national of your country, A PETROLEUM ENGINEER by
profession who died since 1999, in an Egyptian Air
Flight 990, on the 31st October along with other
passengers on board.


After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to track his last name over the Internet, to locate
any member of his family hence I contacted you. On
this note, I decided to seek your cooperation, due to
the sensitivity of this transaction and my commitment
as an attorney.


Before his death, he has a huge sum of (US$25.5M)
which no other person know about, except me that was
deposited in our company. Unfortunately, The Security
Company,gave me an ultimatum of 14 working days to
provide the next of Kin or have this DEPOSIT
confiscated, Consequently the Security Company
mandated me to look out for any of his extended family
relatives to stand in as the next of kin/beneficiary
of this deposit.This is why I have contacted you to
render assistance in repatriating the DEPOSIT left
behind by my client, before they will be confiscated
or declared unserviceable by this Security Company. As
his accounting officer, I am in possession of all legal
documents, which shows the entire transaction between
him and the Security Company in relation to this
deposit.


My constraint is to be able to source a foreign
partiner who is honest and trustworthy , that will act
as trustee and willing to assist me in this
transaction, your share as compensation will be (40%
), and mine will be (50%) while (10%) will be for
sundry expences.


This transaction is 100% risk free provided you treat
it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. I
guarantee you that the entire transaction will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law, as all
documents that will be required by Security Company
will be provided. Kindly contact me indicating your
willingness in assisting me.


Best Regards,
MICHAEL TORE.

mrmichaeltorey@hotmail.com.

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