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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 endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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.
  • sthjanrudolf@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sth_jan@ecunet.org (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:44:34 -0500
Subject: PLEASE, GET BACK TO ME.

PLEASE, GET BACK TO ME.

Mr.Steinhauser Jan Rudolf
Abn Amro Bank,
The Netherlands.
sthjanrudolf@aol.co.uk

Good Day,
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr.Steinhauser Jan Rudolf, the director of operations of one of the Abn Amro Bank branch . I have an obscured business suggestion for you. Before, the death of Mr. Morris Thompson a US based business man, he made a numbered of fixed deposit for 60 calendar months, with a sum of Twenty- Nine millions, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$29.5M) only in my branch.
Upon maturity notice was sent to him several times , but no response came from him rather we later find out that Mr. Morris Thompson along with his wife and only daughter died on plane crash .You can find this on the site below:

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr. Morris Thompson did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided on me that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Twenty-Nine millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward for the claim. Thus what bothers me most is that according to the law of my Country that at the expiration of Five ( 5 ) years , every unclaimed fund will be reverted to the ownership of the Netherland Government Treasure, if nobody applies to claim the funds. Hence against this backdrop, I will suggest to you that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson so that you will be able to receive this funds in any of your provided bank account.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall then share in the ratio of 50% for me, 50% for you.

Should you be interested please send me your,

1,Full names,
2,private phone number,
3,current residential address,

And I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below:
sthjanrudolf@aol.co.uk

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mr Steinhauser Jan Rudolf.

Anti-fraud resources:

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