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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)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • ",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)
  • "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)
  • "top secret" (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)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • patrickeuracks@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PATRICKS EURACKS" <patrickeuracks3@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:42:34 +0200
Subject: PROFITABLE TRANSACTION DR.PATRICKS EURACKS{MANAGER}


PROFITABLE TRANSACTION DR.PATRICKS EURACKS{MANAGER}


DEAR FRIEND,


FIRST I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE
OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. THOUGH I KNOW
THAT TARANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND
WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.


WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION, AS WE
HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCREETNESS AND ABILITY IN TRANSACTION
OF THIS NATURE. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU.I AM
DR.PATRICKS EURACKS THE MANAGER WITH THE BANK OF AFRICA , COTONOU BENIN .I
CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO
HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF HUGE
SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENC E. THE
PROPOSITION: A FOREIGNER AN AUSTRALIA, LATE ENGR. STEVE MOORE (SNR.) AN
BUESSINE MERCHANT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BENIN, UNTIL HIS DEATH
YEARS AGO IN KENYA AIR BUS (A310-! 301) FLIGHT KQ431, BANKED WITH US AT BANK
OF BENIN , COTONOU AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER,
2003 WORTH US$30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS), THE BANK
NOW EXPECTS A NEXT OF KIN AS BENEFICIARY. VALUABLE EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE BY
THE BANK OF AFRICAN TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE MOORE'S FAMILY OR
RELATIVES BUT TO NO SUCCESS. IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF
NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF LATE ENGR. STEVE MOORE (SNR.)' S NEXT KIN
(HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THAT IS KNOW TO US). THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT
ARRANGE HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED "UNCLAIMED" AND
SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER
ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.


IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES
AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO! LATE
ENGR. STEVE MOORE (SNR.) SO THAT THE FUND US$30 MILLION WILL BE RELEASED AND
PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT OF KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND
PROVES TO ENABLE YOU GET HIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT. WE HAVE
SECURE FROM THE PROBATE AN ORDER OF MADAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF DECEASED
BENEFICIARIES, AND MORE SO WE ARE ASSURING YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100%
RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT.


YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST BE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE. ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT WITHIN BOTH PARTIES. AS SOON AS
WE RECEIVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF
OUR MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL, WE WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECESSARY
MODALITIES AND DISBURSEME N T RATIO TO SUITE BOTH PARTIES WITH OUT ANY
CONFLICT. WHILE REPLYING FURNISH ME WITH YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND PHONE NUMBERS
FOR EASY COMMUNICATION,BANK NAME,BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER,COMPANIES NAME AND
ADDRESS.


THE SHARING OF THE FUND ARE THUS: 30% FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER,60% FOR I
AND MY ! TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND THE REMAINNING 10% FOR EXPENSES FOR BOTH
PARTIES. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT MAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE
OF THE TRUST WE HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU.


BEST REGARDS,


PLEASE GET IN TOUNCH WITH ME AS FAST AS POSSIBLE THRUUGH THIS MAIL ADDRESSE
I GIVE YOU HERE( patrickeuracks@rocketmail.com ) TO ENABLE US TO DISCUSS
FURTHER THE PROGRESS OF THIS BUSINESS


DR.PATRICKS EURACKS

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