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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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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 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.
  • finance_11x@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: isellprod@comcast.net (UNITED SECURITIES AND FINANCE)
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:59:16 +0000
Subject: Hi/Please reply!


UNITED SECURITIES LTD
WOODHILL ROAD
WOOLWICH
LONDON

Dear sir/madam

I am JOSEPH YOUNG a British citizen working with a security/finance
company in the United Kingdom where I am currently the assistant
principal officer attached to Investment/records department. By virtue
of my position, I am privileged to a very confidential information about a
deposited funds amounting to $18.5m USD(EIGHTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) domicile in an account owned by a south
African nationalist,Mr Collins Mzizi who have been confirmed dead from
a very reliable source back home, unknown to the management of my firm.

The interesting thing here is that there is no beneficiary or next of
kin attached to the funds and this implies that no one would ever come and
claim the funds. My intention therefore is to seek for a serious minded
beneficiary to process this fund as the beneficiary/next of kin into
his account before it gets to the knowledge of my top management staff who
will confiscate the funds for there personal use.I would make sure I
provide all necessary documents to present you as the beneficiary/next
of kin to the late Collins Mzizi,so you do not have to worry at
all.Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to the late Collins Mzizi so that
you will be able to receive his funds, and thereafter you would be
compensated.

Furthermore,I wish to inform you that there would be a reward for you
after we have sucessfully concluded this project,30% of the amount
would be given to you and the remaining 70% would be shared among me and a
few other officials in my firm.

Please if you are interested,send me your name and contact details
immediately, so I can give you further details regarding this
project,upon receipt of your mail stating your willingness to be of
assistance,i would send you my contact details so we can discuss
verbally.

NOTE:If you are interested in my proposal, Please ensure to respond to
my confidential email address: finance_11x@yahoo.co.uk. This is for
security reasons.


Best Wishes
Joseph young.

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