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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 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.
  • agazarb4@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • basilokusah@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "=?utf-8?q?Mr.=20Basil=20O.=20Kusah?=" <agazarb4@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: baskusah@yahoo.co.id
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 17:12:46 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Your Help Required Urgently.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: agazarb4@yahoo.co.in



- Mr. Basil O. Kusah. Greetings, This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever form, rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self, following the knowledge of your high repute and trustworthiness. Firstly, I must solicit your confidentiality. I know that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that it is made in good faith and will be of mutual benefit.I am Mr. Basil O. Kusah, a Director of Director Accounting Department Unit Guardian Trust Finance Security Company. There is unclaimed funds of (US$28.5Million) with my security company belongs to Mr. Anthony H. Fedrick who died on 14th of August 2005 with his entire family in plane crash at Greece.The website: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/14/greece.crash/.I solicit your consent to enable me produce you as the Next of Kin to deceased client of my security company. The funds will then be transferred to you as the beneficiary and shared according to a proposed sharing pattern /ratio of 60:40 i.e. 60% for me and 40% for you.Meanwhile, the Board of Director Guardian Trust Finance Security Company has mandated to release this unclaimed fund immediately the next of kin is discovered with due application letter of claim. Note, I will provide the necessary, legally obtained documents to back up any claim we make regarding this process, and will just require your understanding and cooperation to enable us achieve success within a legitimate arrangement,eliminating any liability resulting from any breach of the prevalent laws.Thanking your in anticipation, and looking forward to hear from you.Best Regards,Mr. Basil O. Kusah.Please reply to: basilokusah@gmail.com

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