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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • jerald_stovic@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jerald stovic <jerald_stovic@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jeraldstovic@rediffmail.com
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 01:10:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jerald_stovic@yahoo.com

Greetings and Compliments.


I strongly regret any inconvenience the receipt of this letter may cause you, bearing in mind the nature of its content coming from a person without any referral, but please read and assimilate its content and objectively consider if we can work together.


I am the head of the account department of a Private Investment Banking & Deposit Company and I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you. This involves a client, a national of your country who worked for an onshore foreign drilling firm involved in the reconstruction of IRAQ who had an investment of $ 6.84 (Six Million Eight Hundred and Fourty Thousand Dollars) placed under our deposit management. The circumstances surrounding the investment made by this client who died interstate, with no known nominated successor in title over this investment made with the Private Investment Banking & deposit Branch of my bank has made it very difficult to locate anyone who is directly related to the deceased.


The board of management of the Investment Banking & Deposit Company after a board meeting wants to invoke the abandoned property policy to confiscate the funds after the expiration of a certain period declaring it as unserviceable. With the very strong feeling that no one will ever come forward to claim the funds and the investigation coming to a close after several months, the need for an assistance becomes crucial, as a next of kin to the depositor is earnestly being searched for, I have already developed a foolproof, legal and totally risk free means through which the fund can be released to your nominated bank account within a very short time after due documentation and authentication process.


The strategy is to use my position and influence as the Head of the branch and Personal Account office of the deceased to present you as a next of Kin and beneficiary of the deposited fund since you are at an advantage position bearing the same surname. I want to assure you that I have concluded all local modalities for the successful completion of this within 14 banking days of your agreement to proceed with me as the required assistance is perfected to be 100% risk free.


I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.


I expect your urgent response and if in the affirmative, I shall provide further information and advice you on what we need to do.


Best regards,

Jerald Skovic



- jerald stovic

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