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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • parkerjee@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james parker <parkerjee02@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:36:21 +0000
Subject: LET'S DEAL PLEASE.



ING Direct 410 Thames Valley Park Drive Reading Berkshire RG6 1RH ENGLAND
www.ingdirect.co.uk.


>From the Desk of Mr. James Parker
Date; 27th June 2007.

Dear Sir,

It is with deep sense of trust and brotherliness that I make this proposal to you for your consideration. I am deeply sorry if I have in any manner disturbed your privacy.

I’m Mr. James Parker, IT Director at ING Direct UK . In our last auditing, I discovered a dormant account with a huge sum of US$ 15,500,000.00 (Fifteen million, five hundred thousand United States dollars only) that belongs to one of our numerous Foreign clients Engr. John McEdwards, who was killed in a motor accident in Newcastle , United Kingdom , six years ago with his entire family via a car bomb.

.During the period of our investigation I discovered that the deceased who was not expecting his untimely death died leaving nobody behind to come for the claim of this fund / savings as the beneficiary or next of kin.

Since then this fund has been lying dormant in this bank. Therefore, I decided to contact you to seek your assistance for you and me to jointly claim this fund from the bank and transfer it into your account. After a successful transfer of funds to your account, you shall retain 46%, while 48% will be for me and my colleagues, while 6% set aside for expenses we might incur (if any) in transferring the funds to your account.

Take notice that this fund will be transferred into your account once we get the approval granted by the bank. Knowing that you’re Foreigner, I need your assistance to get this accomplished as the most important thing is for us to obtain the payment approval from the bank.

We’ve all the necessary information of the deceased, which will help us to claim the fund successfully. Your positive response will be highly appreciated to enable us favour you with further information. We shall expect you to show a very high level of confidentiality in executing this transaction. Should you be unable to keep this transaction strictly confidential, we’re afraid we can’t execute it with you. We must be assured of your confidentiality.

Feel free to contact me via Tel No, +44 7853558969 , Email; parkerjee@hotmail.co.uk for any further clarification you may need. Thanking you in advance for your cooperation.

Regards,

JAMES PARKER
IT Director
ING DIRECT UK .
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