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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • j2_cisaac@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james isaac" <james240_12@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:19:10 +0100
Subject: From The Desk of: MR.JAMES McISAAC

From The Desk of: MR.JAMES McISAAC
Head of Trustee and Depository
Institutional Fund Services.
HSBC Bank Plc
24th Floor8 Canada Square
London E14 5hq.
Reply To E-MAILS: j2_cisaac@yahoo.co.uk


Dear Prospective Partner,

Good day, I seek your honest and sincere partnership in a private and a
confidential arrangement regarding money that was deposited by Late Mr
Morris Thompson in a secrete account in private banking firm, london. could
you perhaps receive these funds under legal claims? I have all the details
to assist you to making sure all the legal proofs of the beneficiary is
changed in your favour. You will then genuinely and legally receive this
fund under the capacity to file for an afidavite/probate of claim.

As the head of trustee and depository unit, the bank is simply awaiting
instructions from me to release the deposit to his beneficiary that comes
forward. The deposit is in excess of US$5.7 Million united state dollars.

Late Morris Thompson died on a plane crash "Alaska Airlines Flight 261" with
his farmily on the 4th of February 2000 and in his bio-data account opening
form, no next of kin was indicated. It will please me if you can claim this
fund in your name as the beneficiary for a joint investment project in your
country under your able direction and supervision. visit

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list

Forward to me your phone/fax number,contact address and i will get back to
you with details to proceed.

Thank you
MR.JAMES McISAAC
Reply To E-MAILS: j2_cisaac@yahoo.co.uk

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