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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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.
  • emiliosanchez@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sir.Emilio Sanchez. <emilio-sanchez@excite.com>
Reply-To: emiliosanchezz@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:42:38 +0200
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME.


From: Sir. Emilio Sanchez.
The Account Department
La Caixa Banco,
Avd. Diagonal 621, 28040 Madrid - Spain.
EMAIL: emiliosanchez@accountant.com


PRIVATE AND URGENT.

I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money =
from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude =
will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all =
will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the =
urgency of this transaction.

PROPOSITION;

I discovered an abandoned sum of (Six Million Euros) in an account that =
belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family =
in a road accident . Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations =
has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir.

I cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim =
as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. =
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next =
of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by =
me for the funds (Six Million Euros) to be released in your favour as the =
beneficiary's next of kin.

It may interest you to note that I have secured from the probate an order of =
mandamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt =
of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing =
me with the following;

1. Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.

These requirements will enable ME file a letter of claim to the appropriate =
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can be =
made. I shall be compensating you with Two Million Euros on final conclusion =
of this project, while the rest shall be for me. Your share stays with you =
while the rest shall be for me to invest in your country.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the =
trust I will bestowed in you,

I await your urgent email.


Please reply to my EMAIL: emiliosanchez@accountant.com


Regards,
Sr. Emilio Sanchez.

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