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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 us 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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "foreign remittance department" (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.
  • oldsspaul@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: paulolds11@yahoo.in
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:34:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: oldsspaul@yahoo.ca



- Good Day,Urgent Business Proposal.I am the Director of Bill and Exchange at the foreign remittance Department of Foreign Operation GHANA AGRECURAL DEVELOPMET BANK {ADB}.I am writing to seek your cooperation over this business deal.In my Department,Idiscovered an abandoned sum of (US$8.5 Million US Dollars). In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers whodied along with his entire family in a plane crash that took place in Kenya,The account belongs to the Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY, a citizen of Atlanta, United States of America naturalized in South Africa but has contract with Obuasi Gold Mine in{OBUASI JATOKROM KINDOM LOCATED AT P.0.BOX 2222 ACHIMOTA,ACCRA NORTH GHANA}.Since we got information about his death, we havebeen expecting his next of kin or business associate to come and claim his money because it cannot be released unlesssomebody applies for it as next of kin or business associate to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines butunfortunate!
ly,all his supposed next of kin or relation died along with him at the plane crash leaving nobody.behindfortheclaim.Youcanreadmoreaboutthecrashonvisitingthissite;http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html,it is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to your,account as the next of kin or business associate.The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remains,dormant after four years; the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.The request for yourassistance and maximum co-operation as a foreign citizen is highly needed to release this fund. I will like us to share thismoney mutually on two equal halves between me and you. Please note that I do not have any asses to withdraw any cent fromthis money due to the money was insured by the owner DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY.I will indulge you at this point to understand thatthis is privileged information!
and must be strictly confidential.Thanks,I await your urgent response
Best Regards Mr. PAUL OLDS

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