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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • siew.kiong1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: siew.kiong1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:49:12 +0800
Subject: ATTENTION:


SIEW KIONG AND ASSOCIATE. SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES NO. 24, JALAN MELAKA
RAYA 31, TAMAN MELAKA RAYA MALAYSIA TEL: +60 169026876 Email:
siew.kiong1@yahoo.com.hk I am Barrister Siew Kiong, an attorney at
law. A deceased client of mine,who shares the same last name as you,
who hereinafter shall be referred to as my client, died as the result
of a heart-related condition on March 12th 2005. His heart condition
was due to the death of all the members of his family in the tsunami
disaster on the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake I have
contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my
client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this deposit valued, at Eighteen Million dollars( US$18 million
dollars) is lodged. This bank has issued me a notice to contact the
next of kin, or the account will be confiscated. My proposition to you
is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and
beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same last name, so
that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can
share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon Percentage. All legal
documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be
provided. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see
this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from many breach of the law. If
this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my
apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the
utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential,
whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response. Please
contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will like you to
acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via my
private EMAIL: ( siew.kiong1@yahoo.com.hk ) and treat with absolute
confidentiality and sincerity. I look
forward to your quick reply.
Best regards, Barrister Siew Kiong. Attorney at Law

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