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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)
  • "i will like you to " (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.
  • desmondezego@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "desmond ezego" <desmondezego@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:26:00 +0000
Subject: Mr Desmond Ezego

FROM THE DESK OF:
ABSA BANK OF SOUTH
AFRICA.SANDTON
BRANCH.
{USD18.5,MILLION TO TRANSFER}



Dear

I am Mr Desmond Ezego, General Manager of Amalgameted Bank of South
Africa{ABSA}. I have very urgent and very confidential business proposal
for you.An American Gold consultant/contractor with the South African Solid
Gold Corporation,Mr William Bryant made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at US$18.5M
in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, the South African Solid Gold
Corporation that Mr William Bryant died in a plane crash in Alaska Airlines
Flight 261(for more information about this crash and person you can contact
this website:

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/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.William Bryant did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his
official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This
sum of US$30,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one
will ever come forward to claim it. According to the Laws of Republic OF
SOUTH AFRICA, at the expiration of 6 (SIX) years, the money will revert to
the ownership of the South African Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin to Mr.William Bryant so that the fruits of this
old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials. 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 affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall
employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL
and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration
in your favour for the transfer.

A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The 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 mapped out for any expenses that may
occure during this transactions. There is no risk at all as, all the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position
as the General Manager qarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private
email address below. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for
easy communication. And also observe utmost confidentiality, and rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us
because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

PLS CAOUNTACT ME WITH THIS MAIL BOX) desmondezego@yahoo.com




Regard

Mr Desmond Ezego

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