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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
• 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.
  • attorneycare@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Stanley D. Roy" <attorneycare@myway.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 19:58:55 +0100
Subject: REQUEST FOR EXECUTOR


Stanley Roy & Co London
Unit 55 Design Works,
Park Parade London NW10 4HT
Tel:-447031743242.
Fax:-447092841603
REQUEST FOR EXECUTOR
============================
Greetings,

I am Mr. Stanley D. Roy [Attorney at Lawyer], Stanley Roy & Co London. We are acting in our capacity as trustees of the late MR.WILLIAM WISE (54yrs ) who died in the latest 7Th,July.2005 Bomb Blast in England . Check the link for more details:-<http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/london.bombing/victims.html>

We have with us, the sum of US$1.5m [One Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ] , which was a trust policy made out by MR.WILLIAM WISE. We have gone through all legal and lawful verifications and inquiries, but we discovered that MR WILLIAM WISE, has no next of kin. The Policy has a provision that in the absence of next of kin, the funds should be used through an EXECUTOR, for the benefit of less privileged children, and for support of war refugees all over the world.

We therefore approach you, to act as the executor of these funds, and to invest it for the purpose of helping the less privileged in the society. As the executor and trustee, you will receive 25% of the total US$1.5 million as your compensation for assistance and be informed that this business is protected under the U.S.A and EU Probate laws, and all the probate papers will notarized and stamped in your favour.

The funds will be paid directly to you through the Finance/Security Office for you to administer according to the humanitarian instructions left with us. Please contact us on phone or through e-mail:- attorneycare@myway.com <http://us.f450.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=attorneycare@myway.com>

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Stanley D. Roy
For, Stanley Roy & Co London

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