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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • "keep it confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • gmrjohnchcch111@yahoo.com.hk
  • mrjohnc@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?Mr=20john=20Christopher?= <mrjohnchcch111@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: mrjohnc@yahoo.de
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:54:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT NEED


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- Dear Friend,I am Mr John Christopher, I am 45 years old married with three (3) children, the ACCT MANAGER Lloyds TSB BANK LONDON UNITED KINGDOM, I obtained your address particulars from an Internet address listing, and hence I contacted you in confidence on this very urgent and confidential proposition that is of mutual benefit to us all and our children. On 27th of May 2003, a Foreigner Mr.Albert G.Hudson an Oil Consultant/Contractor here in my Country (United kingdom) operated a domiciliary Account, which its value is USD$15,500,000:00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) in my branch, without presenting a usual information on his Next of Kin beneficiary, we accepted this due to the fact that Banks are conservative and will always honor a customer's wishes, especially high net worth customers. For about five (5) years now, we have been looking forward to any vital information on the depositor, but it has been confirmed that the original depositor (Mr.Albert G. Hudson) has died in plane crash, on making this discovery my Bank has been expecting the relative or next of kin of the original depositor to come up for the claim of this funds, but since no one has turned up for the claim and the fund is still lying in my Bank in the Dormant Account Portfolio, which I have been protecting awaiting the appropriate time to convert this fund for personal utilization. I am going to validate your name in the Bank system to enable the Bank transfer this fund into your nominated Bank account. All we need to do is to get some documents through an Attorney (Lawyer) who will represent you to present it to the Bank on your behalf, The money will be paid into your nominated Bank account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me, 30% for you, 10% will be set aside to cover any incidental expense made both at home and abroad prior to this transaction, So you have to keep it confidential for our success. So my good friend, I want you to assure me that despite the fact that we have not met each other face to face before, that you will be sincere enough to keep this fund with you until my arrival to your country for the sharing of the fund, I mean by promising me that you will not seat on my own share after the funds is successfully transferred into your nominated account before my arrival. Further more, that you can handle this transaction with all maturity it deserved, while I am saying this is am still in active service under the Bank, and I only intend to retire after I have move this funds out of the country. Then we can go into a joint business venture to enhance our future relationship. Meanwhile, I will like to let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free. For more explanation while I need your Assistance is because my country Civil Servant Law does not permit gay Civil Servant to operate a foreign Account. I will formant your name as the Next of Kin to Mr.Albert G.Hudson. All you need to do is to forward the info below: 1. Your Full Name Date of Birth and complete contact address. 2. Your Private phone, fax, and cell phone number with your zip or Area code attached for easy communication. 3. Bank name and address, Account number and routing number, Account Name/Beneficiary, etc. 4: The first two pages of your international Passport or Driver Licenses for proper identifications.As soon as I receive all the above information, I will send you an application form which you will send to the bank through the Attorney that will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits to put you in place as the next of kin to Mr.Albert G.Hudson. According to British Law, at the expiration of 7 (Seven) years, the fund will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. This transaction will be accomplished within 10 Banking days, because all modalities have been put in place. The very good thing about this transaction is that it will be done in a very proper and legal manner PLEASE IF INTRESTED IN ASSISTING, SEND YOU RESPONSE TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: mrjohnc@yahoo.de I am looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible. Yours Faithfully, Mr. John Christopher ACCT MANAGER Lloyds TSB BANK LONDON UNITED KINGDOM

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