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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.
• 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.
  • mrwood_00@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Wood martine <mrwood_00@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:55:54 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: MR. MARTINE WOOD.


MR. MARTINE WOOD.
Unted Kindom,

Tel :44-7031-905139
Tel :44-7031-905155

Fax :44-870-478-9446
Fax :44-870-478-9535

(E-mail:mrwood_00@yahoo.co.uk)

Good day.
Greetings!
For this letter is strictly personal, intimate and confidential. Forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled with the fact that, so many miscreants have taken possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business class persons to get attention and recognition.
There is no way for me to know whether I will be properly understood, but it is my duty to write and reach out to you, Please, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you My name is MR. MARTINE WOOD,a bank accountant.
I wish to know if we can work together.I would like you to stand as the next of kin to my deceased client who made some deposits to my bank.
He died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate.
If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you comprehensive details on what we are to do I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.
Best regards,
MR. MARTINE WOOD




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