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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • paulnguyen@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rksfP.Nguyen" <paulnguyen@katamail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:31:50 -0700
Subject: { Private And Confidential } uma

Good Day,

My name is Mr.Paul Nguyen, i train and work as an external auditor for the United Overseas Bank
(UOB) Singapore,working as part of a bigger team that covers the entire Asian region. I had taken pains
to find your contact through personal endeavors.

On routine audit check last month, I discovered some investment accounts that had been dormant for
the least twelve years.All the accounts belong to a single holder (NAME WITH HELD) with monies
totaling a little above $15.7 million United States Dollars plus interest.

Banking regulation/legislation in Singapore demand that I notify the fiscal authorities after a statutory time
period of twelve years when dormant accounts of this type are called in by the monetary regulatory
bodies.The above set of facts underscores my reason of writing and making the following proposing.

My investigations of the said account reveals that the investor died in 1993 the exact time the account
were last operated. I can confirm with certainty that the said investor died intertate and no next~of~kin to
his estate has been found or has come forward all these years. I am of the settled conviction that using
my insider leverage, I, working with you can secure the funds in the account for us instead of allowing it
pass as unclaimed funds into the coffers of the Government of Singapore.

This exactly is why I crave your participation and co-operation.I have seized all relevant documents (legal
and Banking) that will facilitate our putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and
ultimately transfer the money to any account nominated by you. Of course you shall be handsomely
rewarded for your part in this transaction as the people.I am working with are prepared to allocate a 20%
slice of the total funds for your efforts. I shall however leave out the final details of this transaction till
ireceive an affirmation of your desire to participate.

Be assured that my colleagues and I are on top of the situation all the time and there will be no risk
whatsoever if you agree to come on board. Needless to say,UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY is of vital
importance if we are to successfully reap the immense benefits of this transaction.

To maintain the level of security required to see this transaction to come to a successful conclusion, I
have intentionally left out the finer details.Please contact me immediately through my email address
whether or not you are interested in this deal. If you are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign
partner to carry out this deal. But where you are interested, contact me through my email address below,
as time is of the essence in this business.

I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.( paulnguyen@katamail.com ) stating your FULL NAME,
DATE OF BIRTH,TELEPHONE NUMBER,FAX NUMBER,EMAIL ADDRESS AND POSTAL
ADDRESS.

I do expect you prompt response.

Thank you,

Mr. Paul Nguyen
paulnguyen@katamail.com

UOB#:773

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