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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +8613432014045 (China, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?John=20Gordon?= <infomail200a@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: jonhgordon_ch@yahoo.cl
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:51:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY URGENT RESPOND !!!!


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:infomail200a@yahoo.com.co



- I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your profile on the internet.Though, this medium (internet) has been greatly abused. But I still choose to reach you through this media because it’s still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is unofficial, but private and confidential and should be treated as such.Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax or scam mail and I urge you to treat it with all seriousness it deserves. And I also guarantee this deal as hitch free from all what you may think of. My name is Mr. John Gordon,I am a German National. A Government registered Attorney Practicing here in China. My client (Alexander Lux), who until his death was an industrialist here in China, his wife and their only child were involved in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia. Where he was on vacation with his family, since the bank's management knew about his death The management and the legal department of China Citic Bank in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of Alexander Lux, who was one of my Client, be declared dormant and confisticated. That means froze his account and his fund sent to the banks treasury according to Chinese banking and financial law. Alexander Lux, until now was an account holder with the Bank. He operates a domiciliary account with the sum of US$ 7,500,000.00 Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar deposited in the bank for safe keeping before his death. And until this date no one has come to lay claim of this fund as a beneficiary or next of kin to the beneficiary.I honorably seek for your assistance as follows:I want you to act as a next of kin to the beneficiary,I want you to provide a new bank account in your name where this money will be transferred into for safe keep,Please note that this money will be approved for transfer to you as the next of kin with the assistance an insider in the bank,who is one of the top management staff in the bank, I have already discussed Percentage with him.I will be representing you here as your Legal Adviser. I will be handling all the legal documentations. Meanwhile I will be providing all the vital Documents for this claim.This whole process will last only but 7 to 14 Working days and this fund will be retrieved successfully without trace even in the nearest future.If you are ready to assist me on this deal, I will love you to provide me with the following information’s as stated below:Name in full,Address,Nationality,Age,Sex,Occupation,Marital status,Priavte phone,or fax no, And on conclusion of the fund transfer 30% of the total amount will be yours for your assistance and co-operation, while the 50% will be kept on trust for me in your provided account. After a week of this successful transaction, I will be joining you in your country for my share of the money. The Insider at the bank will be having 10% of the total money, while the remaining 10% has been mapped out to take care of Tax in your Country, as I am aware your Government will be demanding Tax from us and also all expenses incurred in the course of this transfer will be re-reimbursed from that amount.If you are okay with my proposition, do not hesitate to send your response via e-mail to my private box (jonhgordon_ch@yahoo.cl) or call me on my telephone #: +86-134-32014045, so that I can furnish you more with all the information needed,I wish to hear from you soonest.Thanks for your cooperation Mr. John Gordon.

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