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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • daviswilson1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Davis Wilson <daviswilson1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:17:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Handle with fairness


 
Personal Email: daviswilson1@yahoo.com
 
Dear
This unsolicited mail to you was born out of my desperate desire to making sure I find a reliable partner to join resources with me in view to ensure that our late clients deposit is not confiscated by management of "All Bound Diplomatic & Security" as unclaimed. I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to establish a relationship of trust but you will realize the need for my action. My name is Mr. Davis Wilson, of "cargo department of security firm mentioned above in the Netherlands.
 
Actually, I got your contact information through the public records while searching for a name similar to our Late client  Melvin N. Lebron an expatriate, who worked with the Mining and Smelting Company (Asturiana de Zinc S.A.) in Spain, for Thirteen years, he died along with his family during the 11th March 2004 Madrid Spain Bombings catastrophe. Before his death; He visit Netherlands, a treasure box was deposited with our Security company in Netherlands for safe keepings containing the sum of $14.6M, but it was actually and originally declared at the point of deposit as family valuables to the security company for security reasons. Now, the security deposit company has mandated me to present a member of his family (heir/inheritor) to make Claims of this deposit before the box gets confiscated and reverted, as unclaimed because of the routine mode of operations enshrined in the company’s policies and the agreement reached by our late client as date
and time for claims which has long elapsed. So I decided to search for any of our late client's relative which has been very difficult for me, as he did not declare any other person, address, partner or relatives in the official paper for his deposit.
 
Against this backdrop, I want to plead with you to stand inn as the Next of Kin to Melvin N. Lebron. (Virtue of my position as Asst. Cargo Manager). I will prepare every relevant document that will assist your claims by placing your names and information’s as the true Next of Kin to our late client if we agree. With all the legal papers in place, I will personally facilitate the release of box containing family valuables to you at the Security deposit company.
 
Let me re assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and will be carried out legally recognizing all legal protocols, do not be perturbed; I have worked out all modalities to complete the transaction successfully. Once the diplomatic consignment is released to you, we shall share in the ratio of 50∕50 for your partaking as your benefit. Reply via my personal email address above for further clarification where you have questions; I will be pleased to clarify in details where you may have questions. I will appreciate if this is treated confidentially because of its nature and given adequate attention and consideration.
 
I await your positive response in a timely manner.
Best Regards,
 
Mr. Davis Wilson
(Asst. Cargo Manager)
 
 

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