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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:
  • "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
• 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)
  • "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found 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.
  • edward.adamsza1@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "edward.adams4 Gazeta.pl" <edward.adams4@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:34:21 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend


From: Mr. Edward Adams

Director of Auditing And Accounting Unit,

First National Bank of South Africa (FNBSA)

Email: edward.adamsza1@yahoo.ie

Tel: 0027 733 810 508



Dear Friend,


My Name is Edward Adams the Director of Auditing and Accounting Unit of
First National Bank South Africa . I am writing in respect of a foreign
customer of our bank, whose name is Mr. Cho Kwiyoung, an American citizen
who died in a plane crash [Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers
onboard on August 6, 1997. And for your perusal you can view this website
Ref: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list



Since the demise of this customer, I personally have watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has
come to claim his funds of US$17M (Seventeen Million United States Dollars),
which has been with our branch for a very long time. On this note, I decided
to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next of Kin as no one has
come up as his next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow such
money to stay long in the bank else it will be return to the bank escrow
account as unclaimed funds.



In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal when I was making
a research on a foreigner I will use in this great opportunity. For your
assistance I am willing to give you 40% of the total amount, 5% will be map
out for expenses incurred in the course of the transaction, 55% will be for
me. Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the
letter of application, which you will type, sign and send back to our Bank
to enable us start the processing of the claim.



Upon your seriousness to assist in the transfer of this fund, I will forward
the bank account details of Mr. Cho Kwiyoung, for your perusal, in view of
removing any doubt about the reality of this transaction. This business is
hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for
the smooth and easy transfer of this fund has been finalized, this
transaction will be completed within five banking days of receiving your
response, after you apply to the bank as next of kin to the deceased with
the bank Form that I will email to you.



If you are interested, please contact me via my private email address:
edward.adamsza1@yahoo.ie



with the following details below.





*1*. *NAME IN FULL:..............................*
*


2. ADDRESS:.....................................


3. NATIONALITY:..............................


4. AGE:............................................


5. SEX..............................................


6. OCCUPATION:...............................


7. MARITAL STATUS:.........................


8. PRIAVTE PHONE NO.......................


9. PRIVATE FAX NO:..........................


10. YOUR ID OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT...............*



Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Edward Adams.

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