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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • gsmithjackson52@yahoo.com.hk
  • smithjackson45@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?Mr=20smith=20jackson?= <smithjackson52@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: smithjackson45@yahoo.it
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:08:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: investment trustee urgent, read and get back to me


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Dear sir/madam



I am smith jackson a banker in london, seeking your consent



- - - to present you as the next of kin and trustee to my late client Andreas Schranner who has six million pounds. For more info visit this Website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm Consequently the bank has issued me a notice to produce the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days,and I have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives, even through the internet, to no avail.Hence my contacting you,soliciting your assistance to help transfer the money left behind by my client before they are confiscated or declared unserviceable in accordance with the british law, then we can share it,50% for me and 40% for you,then 5% to the less previlage and orphanage, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require Please get in touch with me through this my private email address: {smithjackson45@yahoo.it} #447031844333 indicating your full interest by including your full name,address, phone and fax numbers,employment status and your age next birthday ! Mr smith jackson

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