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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:
  • "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 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.
  • mreyau@indiatimes.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Edward Yau" <yau.eddy22@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 01:04:28 -0800
Subject: INTRODUCTION LETTER :Mr EDWARD YAU


INTRODUCTION LETTER :Mr EDWARD YAU
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY:mreyau@indiatimes.com

I would not have used this medium (Internet) I choose to reach you through
it because it is the fastest,surest and most secured medium of communication
.However,this correspondence is unofficial and private,and it should be
treated as such. I also guarantee you that this transaction is hitch free
from all what you may think
of.
I am Mr EDWARD YAU of SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED I am contacting you
based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this
transaction. The Management and the
Legal department of our BANK (SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK) in a recent
meeting, Recommended that the account of JOHN CLINTON HARZT, who was one
of my branch depositor, should be declared dormant,confisticated and the
depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to UK Banking and
financial law. he died in world
trade centre as a victims of the september 11,2001.Incident that befall
the united state of america,the bank has made series of
efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim This money but without
sucess, you can confirm through this site:

http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm

OR

http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=1312

Mr JOHN CLINTON HARZT is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar
account with the sum of US$58.2M (Fifty Eight Million, two Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars Only) deposited in a Secret account with
with my branch .In fact, since his death, no next of kin of the Dollar
account holder(the brother) nor any relative of him has shown up for the
claim this because he has the account as a secret account thus he left all
the documents for the deposit with me.
This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in. I want
you to come in as the relation of the deceased,I will give you the
relevant documents and contacts to file the application and then effect the
approvals for the transfer of the money, I will be the one to provide the
vital documents for the claims of the money and then advise you exactly
how we should handle it.Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home
Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as
soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this transaction.
We will use our positions to get all internal
documentations to back up the claims.Do not be bothered that you are not
related in any way to him as I am in position to afix your name as the next
of kin.
The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund retrieved
successfully Without trace even in future.
After the transfer of the money we shall share the money 60-40.that is I
will have 60% while you will have 40%

Yours truly,
Mr. EDWARD YAU
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY:mreyau@indiatimes.com

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