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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 deposit" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • tonykalu@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: tony kalu <tonykalu33@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <tonykalu@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:48:53 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


Hello Friend, I am Barrister ANTHONY KALU, a Solicitor, and the Personal Attorney to GEORGE BRUMLEY Jr,a foreign client who died along with his entire family in a plane crash that happened in Kenya, East Africa. Since i got information about his death, I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money that belong to my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Please I want you to visit the website below for more information about the Plane Crash: www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html However, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about 10 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten banking days. Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a foreigner and bear foreign name, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $10 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.Please, you have been advised to keep this as a top secret because of the confidentiality of this transaction until this fund enters into your designation bank account overseas.Please send your reply to me via my alternative email address below: tonykalu@myway.com Best regards, Anthony Kalu esq.

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