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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 will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • bankstaff_office@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ice@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: bankstaff_office@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:25:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: APAM REPORT / IMMEDIATE IS HIGHLY NEEDED


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Dear Sir, I am reporting this box bankstaff_office@yahoo.co.uk because is s=
ending me Spam emails and unsolicited emails, for the interest of the yahoo=
users I here suggest that you people you should block the email box to avo=
id further spamming of the people in yahoo. I will be much happy if the req=
uest should be granted for interest of the yahoo users in preventing of spa=
m=20
Thanks,
Mr. Brown.
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BANK OF AMERICA
Good-Day:Sir/Madam,=20
I am Mr Larry Bodricks, Bank Manager Bank of America. I have urgent and ver=
y confidential business proposal for you. An American Gold consultant/contr=
actor with the America Gold Corporation, Mr Johnson Mike made a numbered ti=
me (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$30,000,000.00 (=
Thirty Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notif=
ication to his forwarding address but got no reply.=20
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contra=
ct employers, the America Gold Corporation that Mr Johnson Mike=A0=A0 died =
in a plane crash in Alaska Airlines Flight 261(for more information about t=
his crash and person you can contact this website:http://archives.cnn.com/2=
000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ since we got this information about his =
death. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a =
WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore =
made further investigation and discovered that Mr Johnson Mike did not decl=
are any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank =
Deposit paperwork in my Bank.=20
This sum of US$30,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the=A0 interes=
t is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No o=
ne will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Republic OF AME=
RICA,=A0 at the expiration of 6 (SIX) years, the money will revert to the o=
wnership of the America Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Con=
sequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in a=
s the next of kin to Mr Johnson mike=A0=A0 so that the fruits of this old m=
an's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government official=
s.=20
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and =
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affid=
avits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the se=
rvices of an attorney for drafting and notarisation of the WILL and to obta=
in the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your fav=
our for the transfer.=A0 A bank account in any part of the world that you w=
ill provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the b=
eneficiary/next of kin.
=A0The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of=
70% for me and 25% for you. then 5%will be map out for any expenses that m=
ay occur during transactions.=A0=20
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be d=
one by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager grantees the succ=
essful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply i=
mmediately via the private email address above. Upon your response, I shall=
then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help y=
ou understand the transaction.=20
Please send fax and me your confidential telephone numbers for easy communi=
cation.=A0 Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that thi=
s transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall requi=
re your assistance to invest my share in your country.
if it interest you kindly contcat me via my Private Contact: (bankstaff_off=
ice@yahoo.co.uk)=20
Awaiting your urgent reply via my confidential email address:=20
Regards,
Mr larry Bodricks, =0A=0A=0A

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