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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 sum of money" (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)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • ny3030@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <tiscocafe3@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:41:33 +0000
Subject: It is a risk-free deal.

Dear Sir,

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue
of it's nature as being very CONFIDENTIAL.

I am a Senior Manager with a commercial bank . I came to know of you in my
private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this
confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money
to a foreign country.

THE PREPOSITION
The late Foreigner was an oil merchant / contractor with the Government
until his death four years ago in a plane crash, banked with us and had a
closing balance in Million of Dollars.

The bank now unquestionably expect it to be claimed by his next of kin.
Efforts have been made by my bank to get in touch with any of his Family but
to no avail. It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to
locate the next of kin (NOK) that the management under the influence of our
Executive Director has agreed that since the incident occurred long ago and
has left the fund dormant and devalued, we should transfer the fund overseas
and utilize it either on stock exchange market or personal business
interest.

Your role is very important as the fund when concluded on transfer would be
justifiably presented as having been remitted to his next of kin (NOK) .
Your interest will be protected as unnecessary documentation will be
avoided. Note that all modalities necessary for execution of the business
have been perfected.

The money will be shared equally i.e 50% for you 50% for us, expenses too
will be shared equally .

It is a risk-free deal.
Frank Hassan
ny3030@excite.com

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