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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "million us dollars" (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.
  • wrightcampbell@uymail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: wrightcampbell@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:01:39 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Hello=28Dear=20Friend=29=20?=

From:Mr.Wright Campbell
Smith & Williamson
Private Banking Services
Riding House Extension,
London, Uk.

Dear Friend,

Please send all corresponding emails to my private email at
wrightcampbell@uymail.com.


I am Mr.Wright Campbell, the accounting officer-in charge of the Private
investment section

of the above named Finance house. I have decided to contact you on a business
Transaction

that requires confidentiality, Trust and transparency,where both of us have
a lot to

Benefit, during my investigation and auditing in the Accounts section, my
department came

across a huge sum of money Belongingto a deceased person, a foreigner who
died On January 7,

2005 in a auto
crash.

This Fund has been dormant in his account in the private investment dept
Without any claim

to this fund in our custody, either From his family or relation. The said
amount is (7.5

million pounds)which is about ($15 million US Dollars) As it might interest
you to know, I

got your contact through international business enquiry and my search for
a trust worthy

business Partner that can handle a business of this magnitude Meanwhile
all arrangement
to put claim to this fund in Your name as the bonafide next of kin to the
deceased,And get

the required approval to transfer this money To a foreign account, have
been put in place.

While The next line of action to conclude this transaction In the next 10
working days, Will

be relayed to you as Soon as you indicate your interest in this Transaction.

I must also inform you that upon the completion of this Transaction, you
will be entitled to

Twenty percent of the total Sum as gratification, for your role and assistance,
While the

balance will be for me as the originator of this deal. Please, you have
been advised to keep

this to your self Since I am still in service and intend to Retire after
I conclude this

project.I will be monitoring the whole situation here Until you confirm
the money in your

account. Then, immediately, I shall come down to the country of Your nominated
account for

subsequent sharing of the Funds according to percentages previously indicated
and Further

investment.

Expect to hear your positive response.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Wright Campbell

NB:Please reply me through my private email wrightcampbell@uymail.com .

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