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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  • engr_jonathan.smith@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "engr jo.somith" <engr12jo.smith@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:08:27 +0100
Subject: HI DEAR


*ATTN,
I RECEIVED YOUR DATA THROUGH THE INTERNET BUSINESS DIRECTORY, AND I PICKED
UP THE COURAGE AND TRUST TO CONTACT YOU IMMEDIATELY REGARDING THIS BUSINESS.
*

*I wish this my proposal will not come to you as a surprise.
I am Jonathan Smith,i am contacting you today because you bear the same
surname with a business partner of mine.
He died three years ago in an plane crash but before he died we both did
business with NNPC,the business was a petroleum contract.
After the accomplishment of the business we were paid a sum of
($35,000,000.00)$35mill,the money was so much for us to carry it in a plane
and
inother for us to avoid too much questioning about the money.
We decided to deposist the money inform of boxes in a security company,We
kept the money in two boxes with which the content is only known to the two
of
us and got it locked up with a security code known only to the both of us.
He deposited the box with some travelling luggages with a Security and
Insurance Company who render private diplomatic delivery service,we both
decided to let our next of kins know what was going on in case if anything
happens to any of us.
But he decided to travel back home to tell his next of kin,unfortunately
he
died in the process.
I have waited maybe someone will contact me over the boxes but no one did.
That is why I want you to stand has His next of kin becuase thats what the
security company will ask before they can ship the box to any address will
be given to them.
This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal
documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm
your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details.Your
interest will be negotiable before we commence the operation.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards*

*MR.JONATHAN SMITH
Reply to; **engr_jonathan.smith@yahoo.co.uk*<engr_jonathan.smith@yahoo.co.uk>
*NB:PLEASE DONT FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBERS AND
YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS
FOR EFFECTIVE CONTACTS.*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam