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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • jasonkane@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jason@jasonkane.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:58:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF JASON KANE.


FROM THE DESK OF JASON KANE.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
IMPERIAL BANK PLC
SOUTH-AFRICA.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Jason Kane,the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of IMPERIAL BANK PLC.I got your contact address through internet net work search when searching for a good and reliable person that will assist me in this transaction.
On June 6, 2001,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Mr.Williams Mitchell made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US15,500,000.00,(Fifteen Million, five hundred thousand Dollars).Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Williams Mitchell died from an automobile accident.On further investigation,I found out that he died without making a "WILL",and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Williams Mitchell did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.This sum of US15,500,000.00 has carefully been fixed in my bank for safekeeping. No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to South African Law, at the expiration of 5 (five)years,the money will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a Foreigner to stand in as the next of kin of the funds deposited in my bank.I am writing you because I as a public servant,i cannot operate a foreign account.I want to present you as the owner of the funds so you can make claims with the help of an Attorney. This is simple,i will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents which will put you in place as the beneficiary of the funds.The proceeds of this account valued at 15.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money,50% to me amounting to US7,750,000.00 dollars and 40% for you amounting to US6,200.000.00 and 10% amounting to US1,550,000.00 for miscellaneous expenses that might arise.I would want you to understand that this is a DEAL.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email address and Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in real estate within your country.
Due to the nature of confidentiality in this Transaction our communication can only be via email and phone mostly.
Awaiting your urgent reply via email.
Thanks and my regards.
Mr.Jason Kane
Pls Respond To My Alt.Email:jasonkane@gawab.com
NOTE: If however, you are not disposed to assist, kindly delete/destroy this email in view of the confidentiality of the proposed transaction and interest of personalities involved.

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