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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:
  • ",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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mr_shingli000@yahoo.com.tw (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: shingli_00@mchsi.com (mr_shingli000@yahoo.com.tw)
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:36:30 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS TRANSACTION

Dear Recipient,
How are you today and business in your country? I am Shing Li, Bank
Manager of bank of Overseas,Taiwan. I would respectfully request
that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect
the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this
mail. I contacted you independently of our investigation. A British
Oil contractor Mr.Courtney Steven made a Deposit of $30,000,000.00
and not too long he died from an airplane crash. We have launched
an investigation into possible surviving next of kin to alert about
the situation and also to claim his estate but in his bio-data form,
he listed no next of kin.
The world of banking is fraught with huge rewards for those who
occupy certain offices and oversee certain portfolios. I alone have
the deposit details to back you as the next of Kin to enable us
transfer the fund away from my bank. My bank is simply awaiting
instructions to release the deposit to any party that i present as
the next of Kin. Please reply to my private Email :
mr_shingli000@yahoo.com.tw
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. SHING LI.

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