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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.
• 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.
  • rice_rob111@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3brice_rob111@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "rice robert" <ricerobert@hosanna.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:04:57 +0100
Subject: PLS GET BCAK TO ME SOON


HSBC Bank. ##:STANDARD.CLAIMS.ENQUIRY.

FINANCE ADVISORY SERVICE LTD
MAGNOLIA COTTAGE
THE HILDENS
WESTCOTTDORKING
SURREY RH4 3JX
EMAIL;rice_rob111@hotmail.com <EMAIL%3Brice_rob111@hotmail.com>

Attn: sir/madam,

Re: Transfer of Title Enquiry: Hsbc Bank.

GOOD DAY,

My name is Robert Rice. I work as an executive partner for the firm Finance
Advisory Services Ltd. U.K.

We are conducting an end of year consolidated financial statement forthe
year ending Mar.2007 under conjunctional agreement with Hsbc conglomerate
banking giants. This notary enquiry involves a client who shares your
surname and also the circumstances surrounding investments made by this
client at Hsbc Private Bank offshore group a commercial and investment arm
of the parent Bank. It was brought to our knowledge that the
aforementioned client died in testate and nominated no next of kin to the
title over the investments made with the Bank.

We came to know of you via the London Global Database Center (L.G.D.C.)
Hence we are making this contact. The essence of this communication with
you is to assist us in our investigation by providing us with information
you may have regarding this inquiry on any of the 3 KEY issues.
1. Are you aware of any relative/relation whose last contact address
was in the united kingdom?
2. Who shares a similar name?
3. Who' date of birth on file was 27/07/1946?

Thank-you for your co-operation and best regards,
Mr. Robert Rice.
Finance Advisory Services Ltd,
London. (U.K.)
EMAIL;rice_rob111@hotmail.com <EMAIL%3Brice_rob111@hotmail.com>

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