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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • stewart_barculo999@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARCULO" <stewart_barculo7uk@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: <stewart_barculo888@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 23:24:07 -0600
Subject: I await your response.



Standard Life Bank,
30 Lothian Road,
Edinburgh EH1 2DH
EMAIL ;stewart_barculo999@yahoo.com.hk

Goodday,

I am Stewart Barculo, Staff Standard Life Bank Limited,I am
contacting you concerning a deceased customer and an investment he
placed under our banks management seven years ago.I would respectfully
request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and
respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of
this mail. I contacted you independently of our investigation and no
one is informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you
with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you.In 2000,
the subject matter; came to our bank to engage in business discussions
with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a
financial portfolio of fifty million united states dollars
($50,000,000,00).i want you to stand as the bona-fide next of kin to
the desease.

My proposal; you share the same surname With our late client; I am
prepared to place you in a position to instruct The security Firm to
release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation.Upon
receipt of the deposit,I am prepared to share the money with you in
half. That is: I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have
them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50% for me, 50%
for you Should you be interested please send me your full names,n, I
will prefer you reach me on my private email address below And finally
after that i shall provide you with more details of this transaction.
Your earliest response to this letter will be highly appreciated.

EMAIL ;stewart_barculo999@yahoo.com.hk

I await your response.
Mr Stewart Barculo



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Zemi MaxADSL i pocni da plakjas od vtoriot mesec.
www.t-home.mk

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