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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:
  • "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)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • nnthony@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Anthony Bowden <nnthony06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <nnthony@walla.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 10:36:15 -0600
Subject: My warm personal regard




DR ANTHONY BOWDEN 14 ORCHARD STREET,BRISTOL, BS1 5EHTel:44 7871 7979 76LONDON - UK
SIR/MADAM,
COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY!
I GOT YOUR CONTACT ON MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLEAND TRUSTED PERSON TO HANDLE A TRANSACTION OF THISNATURE. I KNOW THAT THE CONTENTS OF THIS MAIL MIGHTSOUND SO STRANGE, BUT I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT EVERYWORD OF IT IS TRUE.
I AM ANTHONY BOWDEN A LAWYER AND FINANCIAL CONSULTANT TO ADECEASED IMMIGRANT MR ANDREAS SCHRANNER,PROPERTYMAGNATE WHO WAS BASED IN THE U.K., WHO HAPPENS TO BEMY CLIENT. ON THE MONTH OF JULY 2000, MY CLIENT, HISWIFE MARIA, THEIR DAUGHTER ANDREA EICH, HER HUSBANDCHRISTIAN, AND THEIR CHILDREN KATHARINA AND MAXIMILIANALL DIED IN THE AIR FRANCE CONCORD PLANE CRASH BOUNDFOR NEW YORK IN THEIR PLAN FOR A WORLD CRUISE,SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN MANAGING HIS PROPERTIES HERE INTHE U.K. AND SOME OTHERS WHICH HE PUT OUT FOR SALE.
THE PROPERTIES WHICH HAVE LONG BEEN PUT OUT ON SALEHAVE NOW BEEN PAID FOR AND NOW THE MONEY PAID HAS LONGBEEN DEPOSITED INTO HIS LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT HERE. IHAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEYAND ESTATE LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GETSEIZED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY HIS BANK.PARTICULARLY, THE BANK HAS ISSUED ME WITH A NOTICE TOPROVIDE ANY OF HIS BENEFICIARY OR HAVE THE ACCOUNTCONFISTICATED WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.MY LATE CLIENT HAS AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT 25.3 MILLIONUNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY. SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL INLOCATING ANY OF MY CLIENTS RELATIVES FOR SOME TIME NOWAND WITH NO ONE COMING FORWARD SINCE MY CLIENT PASSEDON AND WITH THE BANK NOW GIVING ME A DEADLINE, I NOWSEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY TOMY DECEASED CLIENT, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF HISACCOUNT VALUED AT 25.3 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARSONLY CAN BE PAID TO YOU.
THIS I INTEND WE SHARE AMONGST OURSELVES IN THE RATIOOF 50% TO ME AND 40% FOR YOU WHILE THE BALANCE 10% WESHALL USE FOR SETTLING ANY MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES THATMIGHT ARISE.
ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE USSEE THIS DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BEEXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILLPROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. TRUST ME ASHIS LAWYER AND PERSONAL CONSULTANT THAT THIS IS A RISK-FREETRANSACTION.
PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME VIA MYCONFIDENTIAL EMAILADDRESS:nnthony@walla.com, AND SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1)YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS AS YOU WANT THEM USED INTHE PAYMENT DOCUMENTS2)YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS .UPON RECEIPT OF THIS INFORMATION,WE WILL FORWARD THEMTO THE BANK WITH A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM COURTPROVING YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND BENEFICIARY OF THEFUNDS.
THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR COOPERATION.
MY WARM PERSONAL REGARD,
Dr ANTHONY BOWDEN
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