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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:
  • "please indicate your readiness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • mr_adamscole_tfs@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adams Cole"<mradamscole01@myway.com>
Reply-To: mr_adamscole_tfs@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:02:30 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Trust and Honest Co-operation Needed


FROM: ADAMS COLE,AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,TRUST FUND SAVINGS AND LOANS LTD.EMAIL: mr_adamscole_tfs@yahoo.co.uk Good Day, I am Adams Cole, I am an Accountant with the above named bank. I am the personal Account Manager to a United Kingdom citizen and business man, Mr.HOPPER. On JUNE 12, 2005, Mr.HOPPER (hereafter referred to as my client),died after a brief illness and since then the entire family had been in a battle over is enormous business chain that's worth billions of pounds. I owe it to you as his personal accountant to inform you that the funds he deposited with our institution is not been mentioned or known by anyone of the family due to the fact that i personally handled the deposit of the funds worth 12 million GBP ( Twelve Million British Pounds). I have contacted you to assist me by presenting your claim to the institution that you are the foreign business partner which the funds were meant to be paid to by Mr.HOPPER which lead to the deposit of funds
initially due to the fact that you were out of the country for business deals. I need inform you that there is a present deadline placed on the funds as an un-claimed fund if no one comes forward as the beneficiary of the funds as an agreement was reached by the depositor(Mr.HOPPER) and the management that in the event of death, a foreign Allie would come forth with evidence as the real owner of the funds.This was the main reason why the funds was not part of his legal will. I have all necessary legal documents that back up the claim we may make. All I require is your honest co- operation to enable us seeing this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please indicate your readiness to assist me, so that all the information’s about these funds will be passed to you immediately.

You should send to me your full names and your private telephone numbers for easy communications. And also assure me of your trust and remember that the trust in business is confidentiality.

Please get in touch with me by my private email address to enable us discuss further: mr_adamscole_tfs@yahoo.co.uk

Thank you very much for your understanding.

Best regards,Adams Cole.

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