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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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "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.
  • kevendavid@88.am (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david keven24" <davidkeven24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kevendavid@88.am
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:43:37 -0800
Subject: DR KEVEN DAVID







FROM THE DESK OF DR KEVEN DAVID

CITY EXPRESS BANK PLC.

ATTENTION:FRIEND,

email:kevendavid@88.am



STRICTLLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I AM DR KEVEN DAVID, THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE

FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY EXPRESS BANK PLC. I AM WRITING
THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT. WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF
$10.5,000.000.00 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD DOLLARS) IN AN
ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS
ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 1997 IN A PLANE CRASH.
SINCE WE HARD OF HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING.HIS NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME



OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR, BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE
FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXTOF-KIN TO
THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER
THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID
FUND. UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I AND OTHER OFFICIALS INMY DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED
TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE TOTAL AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS
THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR DISCOVERED HE MAINTAINED
ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. WE HAE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE
AS STATEDTHUS: 30% FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER,60% FOR US THE OFFICAIALS IN
MY DEPARTMENT AND 10% FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL



LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENSES INCURRED BY US AND YOU

DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.UPON THE SUCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS
TRANSFER, I AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND OUR
SHARE. IT IS FROM OUR 60% WE INTEND TO IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES INTO
MY COUNTRY AS A WAY OF RECYCLING THE FUND. TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE
REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY A RETURN E- MAIL AND
ENCLOSE

YOUR FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW.

Your Full Name: ___________________________

Your Complete Address:_____________________________

Name of City of Residence: ____________________

Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year):____________________

Direct Telephone Number:_____________________

mobile ____________________________

Number:_______________________________________

Fax Number:____________________________________

NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY

CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF

ITS NATURE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

DR KEVEN DAVID

_________________________________________________________________
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