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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:
  • "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)
  • "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jones_smith110@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jones smith <managedfrosts@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jones_smith110@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:12:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BARCLAYS BANK PLC


BARCLAYS BANK PLC
1A COCKSPUR STREET
CITY OF WESTMINSTER
LONDON SW1Y5BG

Good Day,

My name is Jones Smith , the auditing manager, BARCLAYS BANK Plc. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank with account number: 01200067554 who perished in a plane crash on August 6, 2001.

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of US$29.1M, [Twenty-Nine Million, One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] only which has been with my branch for a very long time.

On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than seven years otherwise; the money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this period. In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal after realizing that your name and country is similar to the deceased

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer into an account provided by you preferably with a zero balance can be finalized within five banking days, after approval from my bank endorsing you as the next of kin.
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When you receive this letter. Kindly send me a return e-mail signifying your willingness to partner with me. When you do, we will agree on splitting ratio but be rest assured that it will be attractive. Please reply through this mail address : jones_smith110@yahoo.com.hk

Respectfully submitted,

Mr., Jones Smith
The auditing manager,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC


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