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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • mr.prasadsiaw@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Prasad Siaw" <mohammed@malaychmber-my.com>
Reply-To: MR.PRASADSIAW@YAHOO.IT
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:39:46 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP AND ASSISTANCE FOR FUND TRANSFER..




HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND,

I AM MR PRASAD SIAW 38YRS FROM KUALA LUMPUR -MALAYSIA, I AM A BANKER, I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH ASIA UNITED BANK MALAYSIA, I WILL LIKE TO CONFIRM TO YOU THAT AM OBLIGE TO TRANSACT THIS BUSINESS WITH YOU, I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND BENEFICIARY TO THE SUM OF $6.5 MILLIONS UNITED STATE DOLLARS LYING DOWN UNCLAIMED IN OUR BANK.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WAS THAT DURING THE COURSE OF OUR AUDITING LAST WEEK, I DISCOVERED A FLOATING FUND IN AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THE BANK IN THE YEAR 2003 AND SINCE 2004 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN, AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT DIED WITHOUT A [HEIR/WILL] HENCE THE MONEY IS FLOATING AND IF I DO NOT REMIT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.

THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT MR.GREGORY B.WILSON AN AMERICAN AND GREAT INDUSTRIALIST,WHO WAS A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA,WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE INCLUDING HIS WIFE AND ONLY DAUGHTER IN THE TSUNAMI DISASTER LEAVING NOBODY TO CLAIM THE MONEY EVER SINCE HIS DEATH THE MONEY HAS BEEN LYING UNCLAIMED AND THE BANKING LAW STIPULATES THAT ANY ACCOUNT THAT HAS NOBODY OPERATING ON IT FOR FOUR YEARS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUSPEND ACCOUNT WITH CENTRAL BANK OF MALAYSIA.

PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ACHIEVE THIS GREAT CHANCE BECAUSE I DO NOT WISH THIS MONEY TRANSFERRED TO CENTRAL BANK OF MALAYSIA BECAUSE IT WILL BE SHARED AMONG THE TOP DIRECTORS. THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT THE ACCOUNT IS A SECRET ACCOUNT.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVE IS $6.5MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY AMERICAN I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL PERSON HERE I MALAYSIA, BUT TO A FOREIGNER WHO HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCOUNT WHICH I SHALL GIVE TO YOU UPON YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE.

THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND LEGAL WITH PROVE DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIM,I GUARANTEE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.

AT THE END OF THIS TRANSACTION YOU STAND TO GET 40% AS YOUR SHARE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HANDLING THIS TRANSACTION WITH ME PLEASE ACT IN ACCORDANCE BY SENDING ME YOUR REPLY TO: MR.PRASADSIAW@YAHOO.IT

I WAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.

BEST REGARDS
MR. PRASAD SIAW
Tel: +601 7208 3346

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