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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
• 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.
  • +27837406303 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • julian1965irwin@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Steve J. Irwin" <stevejirwin210@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:59:24 +0200
Subject: There is no one to claim.


From: Dr. Steve J. Irwin
ABSA Bank Ltd,
Republic of South Africa.
Direct Tel:+278-3740-6303
Direct Fax:+278-6605-9303

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Dr. Steve J. Irwin a banker in the ABSA Bank Ltd, South Africa. I have
a profitable transaction for you. I was attending a business luncheon in
September 1999 in china and I was introduced to Mr. Andreas Schranner, a
renowned German Real Estate /Property magnate.
He later employed my services as a banker and investment Consultant, Three
months later he invited me and told me of his desire to open a fixed deposit
account, he could fall back to on retirement, under my professional guidance
and based on my advice he made a fixed deposit of US$25,500,000(Twenty Five
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in one of our branches.


This deposit was for 5 years and upon maturity I made effort to contact my
client, l could not reach him. I was forced to travel to Germany and there I
got the tragic news that, my client Mr. Andreas Schranner, his wife Maria,
their daughter Andrea Eich, his son in law Christian, and their children
Maximilian and Katharina, all perished in the Monday, 29 July, 2000 plane
crash in western German city of Moenchengladbach.Please Click here and find
out what happened to the Mr. Andreas Schranner :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

After further investigation, l also discovered that Mr. Andreas Schranner
did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper
work of his bank deposit. And l remember
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 Five Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States 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 after maturity of the funds it will revert to the
ownership of the South African Government as unclaimed funds if nobody
applies to claim the funds three years after it's maturity expiration.
Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Andreas Schranner so that you
will be able to receive his funds. Should you be interested please confirm
with me the below information,then I shall provide you with more details of
this Transaction.
FULL NAMES:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
MARITAL STATUS:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
TEL NO:
FAX NO:

Please also note that I am willing to give you 30%(US$7,650,000) of the
total money for your assistance.That is,your share Seven Million Six Hundred
and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars .

Your earliest response to this proposal will be appreciated and please reply
to the following email add: julian1965irwin@gmail.com


Best Regards,

Dr. Steve J. Irwin

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