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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • mrfchu@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frederick Chu <fredericchu1@live.com>
Reply-To: fredericchu@live.com
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:44:49 +0100
Subject: INTRODUCTION LETTER



INTRODUCTION LETTER Mr. Frederick Chu PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE
EMAIL ADDRESS: mrfchu@yahoo.com.hk I am Mr. Frederick Chu, do permit
me to have introduced myself briefly, I Am Head of Private Banking,
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK. I know it may seem Improper to introduce
myself this way and more importantly via mail but I have just
considered it faster and safe means of communication. Do not be amazed
by this mail. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality
that will be attached to this transaction. The Management and the
Legal department of our BANK in a recent meeting, Recommended that the
account of Mr. Alexander H. Chiang, who was one of my branch
depositors, should be Declared dormant, confiscated and the
depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury. He died in world trade
Center as a victim of the September 11,2001.Incident that befall the
united state of America, the bank has made series of efforts to
Contact any of the relatives to claim this money but without success.
Mr. Alexander H. Chiang is an account holder in my branch; he owns a
Secret dollar account with the sum of Thirty Nine Million, Seven
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only. Since his death, no next
of kin of the Dollar account holder nor any relative of his has shown
up for the claim, this is because he has the account as a secret
account thus He left all the documents for the deposit with me. This
is where I am Interested and where I want you to come in. I want you
to come in as the Next of kin of the deceased, I will give you the
relevant documents And contacts to file the claim application and then
effect the Approvals for the transfer of the money, I will be the one
to provide the Vital documents for the claims of the money and then
advise you exactly on how we should handle it, my solicitor will
handle all the legal Process and perfect the process of the transfer
of the money to you. Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home
Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information
as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this
transaction. We will use our positions to get all internal
documentations to back up the claims. Do not be bothered that you are
not related in any way to Him, as I am in position to affix your name
as the next of kin. The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days
to get the fund Retrieved successfully without trace even in future.
After the transfer of the money we shall share the money Sixty/Forty.
That is I will have Sixty percent while you will have Forty percent.
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: mrfchu@yahoo.com.hk Yours
Truly, Mr. Frederick Chu
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Legyen neked is extra postaládád és ingyen 2 gigabájt tárhelyed,
látogass el ide: http://extra.hu

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