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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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • stanly.mike2002@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • stanly.mike2111@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "stanly mike" <stanlymikea8@mail.mn>
Reply-To: stanly.mike2002@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:36:30 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION FROM STANLY MIKE


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Dear Friend,

With the recent merging of my bank a.b.n with Barclay's Bank
Plc.Accra
Ghana, I was made head of service in my department by the Boards of
directors
of my bank ABN (ACCRA GHANA) to compile all credit accounts that
has been in operation with the bank under my department/supervision. Details
About The Merging News Visit The Web Site below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6469417.stm

Through my compilation of accounts, I discovered a credit account with A/C
N0:NL85ABNA6008341843 and (US$18.500.000.00) deposited, On further trace
came
across the file and found out that the account has be inactive for more than
Eight (8) years.

The true owner of this funds/ account was Engineer Christian Eich, a
German who
Ran carmaker BMW's museum unfortunately lost his life, including his wife
and
two children in the plane crash (Flight AF4590) which crashed on July
31st 2000
killing all 109 people on board. Details About The Plane Crash Visit The Web
Site Below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Regarding the short period of Twenty-One (21) working days allowed
confirming
and submitting the reports by the Board of directors of my bank, which
may lead
to the cancellation or terminating of the account.

I have chosen to seek your consent to work with me as a team and pull out
this
fund under the legitimacy as the heir apparent of Late Engineer
Christian Eich.

Since the money is going to be paid directly to any account of your
choice, you
have a liability to ensure that i receive 65% of the total sum while you
keep
30% for your assistance and a further 5% will be mapped out for any expenses
that we may incurred in the process of this transaction. Please i urge you
to
keep this matter very confidential.

I want to assure you that i am in position to make the payment of this claim
possible provided you can give us a very strong guarantee that my
share will be
well secure and that you will not take advantage of it,since the money will
be
transfer to a bank account that you will nominate.

Contact me immediately on my private email address: (
stanly.mike2002@hotmail.com)or
(stanly.mike2111@yahoo.com) with your full Name, Address, Age, Occupation,
telephone and fax Numbers for more details and modalities of this project/
transaction, As soon as this is done, i will proceed with the necessary
formalities.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Stanly Mike
(Auditor) Barclay's Bank
Reply To this email address: stanly.mike2111@yahoo.com





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