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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024095819 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • frank_morgan200@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frank morgan <frank_morgan222@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: frank_morgan200@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:39:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY



First Commercial Bank
40 Wakefield Road Leeds LS98 1FD
United Kingdom
04-06-2008
>From Mr. Frank Morgan
 
ATTENED TO THIS PROPOSAL WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY
First let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr.Frank Morgan, credit officer of the First Commercial Bank United Kingdon.I have a concealed business suggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client General.Ibrahim Moussa who was with the Iraqi forces and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of ($20.5 M)Twenty million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch.Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even during the war early this year. Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later find out that the General and his family had been killed during the war in bomb blast that hit their home.After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Ibrahim Moussa did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit.
 
And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Twenty million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration 3 years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop,my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Gen. Ibrahim Moussa so that you will be able to receive his funds.
 
THIS I WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen.Ibrahim Moussa, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your :
1)Full Names.
2)Address so that the attorney can commence his job.
After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you . Should you be Interested please send me your:
3) private phone.
4) fax numbers for easy communication
and I will provide you with more details of this operation.
 
NOTE: Please if you can assist me on this , i would like you to reply me via this EMAIL:frank_morgan200@yahoo.co.uk
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
You can get in touch with me on my mobile number +44 702 4095819
for more clarification.
 
Kind Regards
Mr.Frank Morgan
+44 702 4095819.

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