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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "you will be given 30%" (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 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.
  • smithdouglas_2@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Douglas Smith" <douglas_smith03@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: smithdouglas_2@myway.com
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:38:56 +0100
Subject: ATTN: THE DIRECTOR/C.E.O.

CORDINATOR, DEBT RECOVERY AND RECONCILIATION
UNIT OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT
TO THE AUDITOR GENERAL HSBC,LONDON.


ATTN: THE DIRECTOR/C.E.O.

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don’t know
each other before, but for the purpose of introduction, I am MR.DOUGLAS
SMITH THE (AUDIT DEPT) ASSISTANT MANAGER OF HSBC,LONDON.

There is an account opened in this bank in 2001 and since 2003 nobody has
operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the
records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it
would be for feited for nothing. The owner of this account is DR.CHRIS R.VAN
DER SUUER, a foreigner,and a miner at Kruger Goal Co. a geologist by
profession and he died since 2003.

No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that this company does not know anything about this account and the amount
involved is US$10.3 million (TEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS).


I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be
approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign
account because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the
account is DR.CHRIS R. VAN DER SUUER, is a foreigner too.

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don’t know
ourselves before. We will sign an agreement but be sure that it is real and
a genuine business. Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next
step to take immediately.Send also your private Telephone and fax numbers.

I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us
together so that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any
account of our choice where the fund will be safe.

And I will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other
investments. Meanwhile you can open a new account in any bank for this
purpose if you like.I am contacting you because of the need to involve a
foreign beneficiary.


I need your full cooperation to make this work fine because the management
is ready to give approval to any foreigner, who has the correct information
of the account, which I will give to you later, if you are able and willing
to handle such an amount of money in strict confidence and trust according
to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit because this
opportunity will never come again in my life.

I need truthful person in this business because I don’t want to make mistake
and I need your strong assurance and trust. With my position now in the
office I can transfer this money to any foreigner that is reliable , which
you can provide with assurance that this money will be in tact pending my
physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents
of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any
place.

You can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I will make
this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country at
least two days ahead of the money going into the account.

I will use my position and influence to effect the legal approvals and
onward transfer of this money with appropriate clearance forms of
ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this
business, you will be given 30% of the total amount while 10% will be for
expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of
transferring, 60% will be for me. I will also like you to reply me
through:smithdouglas_2@myway.com

I look forward to your earliest reply through my email.

Regards,

Mr.Douglas Smith.

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