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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)
  • "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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • luibaichang@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Overseas Bank" <luibai7@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: luibaichang@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 18:41:38 +0100
Subject: Wealth Acquisition Proposal


Mr Lui Bai Chang
Robinson Road,
P.O.Box 628,Singapore 191228
00 Jalan Sultan, #01-29 Sultan Plaza,
Singapore 199001.
21/05/2008


Dear Friend,


Wealth Acquisition Proposal.

My name is Mr Lui Bai Chang I trained and work as an external auditor for
the United Overseas Bank (UOB) of Singapore , working as part of a bigger
team that covers the entire Asian region I had taken pains to find your
contact through personal endeavors.

On routine audit check last month, I discovered some investment accounts
that had been dormant for the last twelve years All the accounts belong to a
single holder with full names witheld This customer has monies totaling a
little above $16.9 million United States Dollars plus interest Banking
regulation/legislation in
Singapore demand that I notify the fiscal authorities after a statutory time
period of twelve years when dormant accounts of this type are called in by
the monetary regulatory bodies The above set of facts underscores my reason
of writing and making the following proposal.

My investigation of the said account reveals that the investor died in 1996
the exact time the account was last operated I can confirm with certainty
that the said investor died interstate and no next of kin to his estate has
been found or has come forward all these years I am of the settled
conviction that using my insider leverage, I, working with you can secure
the funds in the account for us instead of allowing it pass as unclaimed
funds into the coffers of the Government of Singapore This is especially
possible as you bear the same to the said investor.

This exactly is why I crave your participation and co-operation I have
seized all relevant documents (legal and Banking) that will facilitate our
putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and ultimately
transfer the money to any account nominated by you Of course you shall be
handsomely rewarded for your part in this transaction as the people I am
working with are prepared to allocate a 20% slice of the total funds for
your efforts, less any expenses I shall however leave out the finer details
of this transaction till I receive an affirmation of your desire to
participate.

Be assured that my colleagues and I are on top of the situation all the time
and there will be no risk whatsoever if you agree to come on board Needless
to say, UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY is of vital importance if we are to
successfully reap the immense benefits of this transaction.
To maintain the level of security required to see this transaction come to a
successful conclusion, I have intentionally left out the finer details
To affirm your willingness and co-operation to my proposal please do so by
emailing the following details to me

Full name:-
Postal address:-
Cell Phone No:-
Work Phone No:-
Age:-
Occupation:-
Annual Income:-
Alternate Email Address:-

I do expect your honest and prompt response.

Regards,
Mr Lui Bai Chang


NOTE: Kindly reply to this e-mail address only; luibaichang@hotmail.com

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