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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 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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • alijones001@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?ALISON=20JONES?= <alijones001@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: alijones555@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:04:12 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: alijones001@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir/madam,

I RECEIVED YOUR DATA THROUGH THE INTERNET BUSINESS DIRECTORY,I HAVE PRAYED OVER IT AND I PICKED UP THE COURAGE AND TRUST TO CONTACT YOU IMMEDIATELY REGARDING THIS BUSINESS.


I wish this my proposal will not come to you as a surprise. I am Mr. ALI JONES a Worker with the BARCLAYS BANK LONDON-UK. We had a foreign client (name with held)who deposited a huge sum of money (28.5million UK Pounds) with our BANK. Eventually,this client was among the victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A but, since then we have not had any body coming for the claims as the next of kin.


A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the BANK. Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past 5 years plus, I have removed the file to my private vault.


I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangements has been concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me move the funds into his bank account.



This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details.

Your interest will be negotiable before we commence the operation. I look forward to hearing from you.


Regards


MR.ALI JONES


NB:PLEASE DONT FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR EFFECTIVE CONTACTS AND SECURITY REASONS.



- ALISON JONES

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