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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.
• 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.
  • michealcmorris@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "michealcmorris@terra.es" <michealcmorris@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:53:16 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CHANNELS ISLAND


CHANNELS ISLAND

Please go through this proposal with an unprejudiced mind-set. It is geared towards opening doors of financial opportunities to our mutual benefit.

We are a Corporate Financial Service Provider in Channels Island . We had a customer who deposited 6.3 million pounds with us and eventually died without any reference to a next of kin.

In accordance with the British Trust and Federal Laws, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, his investments with our Financial Trust shall revert to ownership of the government of the country of the said investments if nobody applies as the next of kin to claim the investments.

Since you share the same surname with this client, I want to present you to stand in as the next of kin so that you and I can benefit from this investment equally (i.e. 50% for you and 50% for me). I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly indicate your full names, your private telephone, fax numbers and location where the money will be remitted. I will instruct you on the next step to take.

With friendly greetings,


Michael C. Morriss
St Peter Port , GuernseyChannel Island , GY1 4HX
Tel/Fax: 0044-870-133-4013Email: michealcmorris@yahoo.co.uk





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