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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 british pounds" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • fr_laurence@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frank laurence <frank_laurence38@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fr_laurence@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:01:30 +0100
Subject: reply as soon as possible






NATWEST BANK PLC.
14 Blythewood Square Glasgow G2 4AQ
United Kingdom

Dear Sir,

I am a staff of Natwest Bank London.I am writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of
immense benefit to both of us.

In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of £25.5million British Pounds Sterling in an account
that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Morris Thompson,an American residing at 61 Fairbanks, Alaska who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000,including his wife and only daughter.You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin /Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that this said
funds can be paid to you.This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,40% to me and 60% to you.

Please,provide me the following:

1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number
3. Your Contact Address
4. Your Age
5. Your Occupation

Waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards,
Dr.Frank Laurence.
Director International Operations.
Reply to my Private E-Mail(fr_laurence@yahoo.com).


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