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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.
  • mrfredericchu48@indiatimes.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Chu Fred" <mrfrederick02@levelem.net>
Reply-To: mrergunn48@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:07:44 +0200
Subject: SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK:




SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK:
Mr. Frederic Chu,
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY::
mrfredericchu48@indiatimes.com [1]
I am Mr. Frederic 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. According to Banking and financial law. 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.
Yours Truly,
Mr. Frederic Chu,
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY::
mrfredericchu48@indiatimes.com [1]

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