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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:
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • paul.clarck1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Clarck <paul.clark1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <paul.clarck@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:58:06 -0400
Subject: CALVARY GREETINGS ..



Dear Sir/Ma, Please I want to be sure, if you are the rightful recipient owner ofthis email? Our client named Mr.Bobbie Blanchard, President of the Dallas chapter,from USA deposited the sum of $10.8M Dollars in our bank and up till now we didn't hear any news from him either of his/her relativesto come forward for the claim of the fund which has accumulatedhuge amount of interest for good (2years) since he deposited the fund in the year 2005. If I can see a reliable person that I can trade/invest with the fund in his/her country.I am ready to give such person 35% of the total amount. Any useful information about him or any interested person should contact me and come forward for the claim of the fund or else the fund will be void by our bank management as unclaimed bill treasuryfund.You can contact me via my email:paul.clarck1@yahoo.co.uk The news i read from the magazine that Bobbie Blancharddies in plane crash.The plane,a Beech 58, crashed and burst into flames while landing at the McGehee Catfish Restaurant, near Marietta, Okla., at about 3 p.m. Saturday, said Roland Herwig,a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration in Oklahoma City. Read more of his story through the website:http://www.topix.net/content/kri/3039411554285177324940871322723719572596 Any interested person should either call me on or send me an email/fax indicating his/her interest in the transaction and to further discussabout the ratio of sharing which is negotiable between the parties involved, mind you is 100% risk free. I seek the consent to present you as the Next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names,
so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. I will be willingly to send the keys of the (2) trunk boxes of thefunds deposited with our bank to any interested person provided the postal mail address of the recipient is genuine to enable therepresentative/diplomat to deliver the funds (consignment)to you at your (Residence) door step without any hindrances. Feel free to ask any question relating to this transaction and I will be willingly to explain in details as regards the transaction inquestion. Thanks and awaiting your immediate response, I am looking forward to hear from you, Thanks and my regards, Mr.Paul ClarckA Staff of the Bank.

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