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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
• 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.
  • barr_clarkmartins01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: clark martins <barr_clarkmartins01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barr_clarkmartins02@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 07:41:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE


From: The Deck of
Dr.John Clark Martins,
HSBC BANK (PLC)
London,Private.
Email: barr_clarkmartins01@yahoo.com

Hello Dear,
Please forgive me for contacting you through this medium without
previous notice; I had to use email
because it is an easier and more confidential way of making contact for
security reasons.
I am Dr.John Clark Martins, the Manager funds release with HSBC Bank
(PLC)LONDON. I am the accountant in charge of Mr.Moris Miller`s account
who used to work with a
Multi-BILLION oil Firm in RUSSIA. Herein after shall be referred to as
my client, On Sept 11, 2001, my
client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the
September 11 bomb attack in USA.
Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients
extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to assist in
receiving the money left behind by my client before the MONEY Get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposits were lodged, particularly the HSBC Bank (PLC) LONDON. where
the deceased had an account
valued at about ($82million) (u.s dollars) has Issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next 14 official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($82 million)
(u.s dollars) can be paid into
your account and then you and me Can share the money.60% to me and 40%
to you .
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and i hope
the fund arrives your
account in latest 10 banking days from the date of thereceipt of the
following informations:

(1)Your full name
(2)Your full address
(3)Your private telephone and fax numbers
(4)Your company name and address (if any)

The above informations will enable me apply for payment into any of
your norminated bank account. Please get in touch with me only on his

EmailAddress: barr_clarkmartins01@yahoo.com

Best regards
DR.John Clark Martins,
HSBC BANK (PLC)
LONDON, PRIVATE.


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