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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447040110427 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • drdonald102@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Nancy Brooks" <drdonald102@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:45:08 +0100
Subject: From Mrs.Nancy Brooks(Natwest Bank Uk) Compliment and Business Partnership!!

MRS NANCY BROOKS
NATWEST BANK UK
The Financial Ombudsmen Service
South Quay Plaza
183 Marsh Wall
London
E14 9SR

Dear Friend,

In order to transfer out (USD 12.6 M) Twelve million Six
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) from National
Westminster Bank uk. I have the courage to ask you if you
are capable,reliable and honest to assist us with this
important business believing that you will never let me
down either now or in future.

I am Mrs. Nancy Brooks, the Chief Auditor of National
Westminster Bank Uk(NATWEST BANK). There is an account
opened in this bank in 1998 and since then 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 forfeited for nothing. The owner of
this account is Mr.Smith B.Andreas,a foreigner,and a miner
at kruger gold co., a geologist by profession,and he died
since 1998.He opened a non-residential U.S dollar bank
account.Since then 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 (USD 12.6M) Twelve Million, six
Hundred United States Dollars million dollars. I want to
first transfer US$6,000,000:00 Six million United States
Dollars from this money into a safe foreigners account
abroad before the rest is transfered,but I don't have any
foreign partner.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money
cannot be approved to any other person other than the next
of kin to Mr Smith B.Andreas.I know that this message will
come to you as a surprise as we do not know ourselves before
now,We will then sign an agreement,but be sure that it is
real and a genuine business transaction.

I only got your contact address from International Business
Directory,with believe in God that you will never let me
down in this proposed business.You are the only person that
I have contacted in this regard, so please reply urgently so
that I will inform you of the next step to take immediately.

Send also your private telephone and fax number including
the full details of the account to be used for the deposit.
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 any reliable account of your choice where the fund will
be safe. And I will fly to your country for
withdrawal,sharing and other investments oppourtunities as
well.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a
foreigner with foreign account and foreign beneficiary.I
need your full co-operation to make this work, because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner
who has correct information of this account which I will
provide to you later.

Furthermore,with my position now in the office I can
transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account,
which you can provide with assurance that this money will be
intact 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 apply for annual leave immediately I hear from you
that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your
account. I will use my position and influence to effect
legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your
account with appropriate clearance forms from the ministries
and foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of
the total amount,65% will be for me, while 5% will be for
expenses both parties might have incurred during the course
of this transaction.

Lastly,if you are intrested in assisting us in this
transaction,kindly respond to my principal partner Dr.Donald
Duke at(drdonald102@aim.com) Telephone number(+44 704 011
0427 or 44 704 010 8365).

I look forward to your earliest reply

Mrs.Nancy Brooks

PLEASE DO NOT FAIL TO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER WHILE REPLYING THIS LETTER FOR EASY COMMUNICATIONS

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