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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:
  • "trust is our watchword" (the question is not whether they can trust you, but whether you have any reason to trust this person or anyone this person tells you to contact)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • ppherry@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: herryppark@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:08:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM Dr.HERRY PARK, I am a staff of Royal bank Jakarta.


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



- FROM Dr.HERRY PARK, I am a staff of Royal bank Jakarta.I am writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of immense benefit to both of us. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $22.1million,( Twenty Two Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr.James Smith an American who unfortunately lost his life in the Tsunami disaster in Thailand 2005.,including his wife and only daughter.Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Unfortunately I learnt that his supposed next of kin being his only daughter died along with him in the Tsunami disaster leaving nobody with the knowledge of this fund behind for the claim.The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that such !
money remained after seven years the money will be transferred into banking treasury as unclaimed funds. We agreed that 30% of this money will be for you as foreign partner,10% will be use to upset expenses that might incure on the cours of making this transaction a success while 60% will be for me and my colleague. I will visit your country for the disbursement according to the percentages indicated above once this money gets into your account. Please be honest to me and trust is our watchword in this transaction. Note this transaction is confid ential and risk free. As soon as you receive this mail you should contact me by reply mail.Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these funds to you has been finalized. We will discuss much in details when I do receive your response.Best regards, DR. HERRY PARK.

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